dissentient
dis·sen·tient
adj \di-ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ənt\Definition of DISSENTIENT
: expressing dissent
— dissentient noun
See Examples of DISSENTIENT
- <the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions>
Origin of DISSENTIENT
Latin dissentient-, dissentiens, present participle of dissentire
First Known Use: 1651
Related to DISSENTIENT
Synonyms: heretical, dissenting, dissident, heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
Related Words: free-spirited, freethinking, nontraditional; apostate, defecting, renegade; schismatic (also schismatical), sectarian, separatist
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