DID

See also: Appendix:Variations of "did"

English

Alternative forms

• (dissociative identity disorder) D.I.D., D. I. D.

Noun

DID (countable and uncountable, plural DIDs)

1. Initialism of direct inward dialing.
2. (psychiatry) Initialism of dissociative identity disorder.
3. Initialism of damsel in distress.
4. (filmmaking, special effects) Initialism of digital input device.
5. (Japan, urban studies) Initialism of densely inhabited districts.

Anagrams

• DDI, I/DD, IDD, ddI, idd

Japanese

Etymology 1

Initialism; Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from densely +‎ inhabited +‎ districts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲiːa̠idʲiː]

Noun

DID(ディーアイディー) • (dī-ai-dī) 

1. (urban studies) DID (densely inhabited district)

Synonyms

• 人口集中地区(じんこうしゅうちゅうちく) (jinkō shūchū chiku)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English DID.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲiːa̠idʲiː]

Noun

DID(ディーアイディー) • (dī-ai-dī) 

1. (psychiatry) DID (dissociative identity disorder)