dissension

dis·sen·sion

noun \di-ˈsen(t)-shən\

Definition of DISSENSION

: disagreement; especially : partisan and contentious quarreling

Variants of DISSENSION

dis·sen·sion also dis·sen·tion \di-ˈsen(t)-shən\

Examples of DISSENSION

1. The incident has caused a lot of dissension within the police department.
2. Religious dissension threatened to split the colony.

Origin of DISSENSION

Middle English, from Anglo-French discension, from Latin dissension-, dissensio, from dissentire

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DISSENSION

Synonyms: conflict, disaccord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, discord (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction, infighting, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare

Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord, concordance, harmony, peace

Related Words: clash, collision, competition, contention; altercation, argument, bicker, brawl, debate, disagreement, dispute, divide, fissure; falling-out, fight, hassle, jar, miff, mix-up, quarrel, row, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistence, inconsistency, inconsonance, inharmoniousness; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, cold war, enmity, hostility, ill will, rancor

Near Antonyms: concurrence, cooperation

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See Synonym Discussion at discord

Rhymes with DISSENSION

dimension, high-tension, Vincentian