First Known Use: 1769
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dissident
dissident
adjective dis·si·dent \-dənt\
Definition of DISSIDENT
: disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
— dissident noun
See dissident defined for kids Examples of DISSIDENT
- <dissident elements within the Catholic Church>
Origin of DISSIDENT
Latin dissident-, dissidens, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart, disagree, from dis- + sedēre to sit — more at sit
Related to DISSIDENT
- Synonyms
- dissentient, dissenting, heretical, heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
- Antonyms
- conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
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