Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissidence

/ˈdɪsɪdəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: dis-si-dence
IPA: /ˈdɪsɪdəns/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being dissident; dissent

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…]and it ſome Way neceſſitateth them in a divided Way to endeavour ſome other Way of entering, and to increaſe their Diſſidence of them who ſo partially (in their Eſteem at leaſt) manages Matters, and prefers the ſtrengthening of a Side, to the Edification of the Church[…]"
"I home Mr. L’s diſſidence will not be hurt if I juſt ſuggeſt that his difficulty in the golden verſes, communicated to you laſt May, p. 224, is no difficulty at all."
"All proteſtantiſm, even the moſt cold and paſſive, is a fort of diſſent. But the religion moſt prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principle of reſiſtance ; it is the diſſidence of diſſent ; and the proteſtantiſm of the proteſtant religion."

Etymology

From Latin dissideō (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sedeō (“sit”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dissideō

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɪsɪdəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dissidences (plural)

Derived Forms

cyberdissidence

Questions

How do you pronounce dissidence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪsɪdəns/.
What does dissidence mean?: The state of being dissident; dissent
Where does dissidence come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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