dissent

²dissent

noun

Definition of DISSENT

: difference of opinion <heard voices of dissent at the meeting>: as a : religious nonconformity b : a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority —called also dissenting opinion c : political opposition to a government or its policies <attempts to suppress domestic dissent>

Examples of DISSENT

1. Church leaders permitted no dissent from church teachings.
2. He did everything in his power to suppress political dissent.
3. These dissents come from prominent scientists and should not be ignored.
4. She argued in her dissent that Congress had exceeded its authority.

First Known Use of DISSENT

1585

Related to DISSENT

Synonyms: conflict, disaccord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissension (also dissention), discord, 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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