dissent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Where a trustee refuses either to assent or dissent, the Court will itself exercise his authority."
- "Those who openly dissented from the acts which the King had carried through the Parliament."
- "Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will not ... bear with any that dissent."
- "Natural reason dictates, that motion ought to be assigned to the bodies, which in kind and essence most agree with those bodies which do undoubtedly move, and rest to those which most dissent from them."
- "If the public dissent from our views, we say that they ought to concur with us."
- "it was wholly unlawful, in any thing to dissent from him"
Etymology
From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentiō, dissentīre (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentiō, sentīre (see sense).
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈsɛnt/
- British English: /dɪˈsɛnt/