dissension
An act of expressing dissent, especially spokenAn act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
» On the religious side, the decision caused serious dissension among followers.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
(countable, uncountable)Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
разла́дrazlád
- disagreement among those expected to cooperate
- a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
Examples
2 sentencesOn the religious side, the decision caused serious dissension among followers.
Hatreds, dissensions, discords, seditions, and wars are born from desires.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, fromInherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.
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Forms
plural: dissensions| Singular | dissension |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- disagreement among those expected to cooperate:discord
- a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters:disagreementdissonance
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.