dissidence

dis·si·dence

noun \ˈdi-sə-dən(t)s\

Definition of DISSIDENCE

: dissent, disagreement <political dissidence>

Examples of DISSIDENCE

1. <political dissidence had plagued the country for years>
2. <after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been>

First Known Use of DISSIDENCE

circa 1656

Related to DISSIDENCE

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