dissensus
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.dis·sen·sus
noun \(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsen(t)-səs\Definition of DISSENSUS
: difference of opinion
Examples of DISSENSUS
- <a democracy relies on dissensus as much as on consensus>
Origin of DISSENSUS
dis- + consensus
First Known Use: 1962
Related to DISSENSUS
- Synonyms
- contestation, controversy, debate, difference, difficulty, disputation, dispute, dissension (also dissention), disagreement, firestorm, nonconcurrence
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