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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
dis- \dis-\ (?; 258)
1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d['e]s, or sometimes d['e]-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as {di-}before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}, {Di-}, {Dia-}. Dis- denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever.
Note: Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the s ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next syllable is accented and begins with ''a flat mute [b, d, v, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as, disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain, disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay, dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank, disrelish, disrobe.'' Dr. Webster's example in disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis-as diz in only one (disease) of the above words, is followed by recent ortho["e]pists. See {Disable}, {Disgrace}, and the other words, beginning with dis-, in this Dictionary.
2. A prefix from Gr. di's- twice. See {Di-}. ||
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dis \Dis\, prop. n. [L.] The god Pluto, god of the underworld; also called {Dis Pater}. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
dis \dis\ verb (used with an object) [shortened from disrespect.] [imp. & p. p. {dissed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {dissing}.] to treat in a disrespectful manner; to insult, disparage or belittle. [slang] [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Dis
noun: god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto [syn: {Orcus}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "Dis": Agdistis, Aides, Aidoneus, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Cerberus, Ceres, Charon, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis pater, Erebus, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Hel, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore, Kronos, Loki, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Minos, Mithras, Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Osiris, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Rhea, Satan, Saturn, Tellus, Venus, Vesta, Vulcan, Zeus
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
DIS Defense Information System (mil., USA)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
DIS Digital Identification Signal (HDLC)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
DIS Draft International Standard (ISO)
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