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1. (v.i.) dissent
to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority (often fol. by from).
2. dissent
to reject the doctrines or authority of an established church.
3. (n.) dissent
difference of sentiment or opinion.
4. dissent
separation from an established church, esp. the Church of England; nonconformity.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME (< MF dissentir) < L dissentīre=dis-dis -1+sentīre to feel)
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1. (noun) dissent
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
"he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
2. (noun) dissent
a difference of opinion
3. (verb) protest, objection, dissent
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
4. (verb) dissent
withhold assent
"Several Republicans dissented"
5. (verb) protest, resist, dissent
express opposition through action or words
"dissent to the laws of the country"
6. (verb) disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
be of different opinions
"I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
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1. (noun) dissent
public opposition to an official organization
dissent within the main political parties
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dissent
the act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement
2. (noun) dissent
separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity
3. (noun) dissent
contrariety of nature; diversity in quality
4. (verb) dissent
to differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from
5. (verb) dissent
to differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government
6. (verb) dissent
to differ; to be of a contrary nature
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Sense: disagreement
There was a murmur of dissent.
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 Afrikaans: van mening verskil |
 Arabic: إخْتِلاف، إنْشِقاق |
 Bulgarian: несъгласие |
 Brazilian: discordância |
 Czech: nesouhlas |
 German: abweichende Meinung |
 Danish: uenighed; afvigende menin |
 Greek: διαφωνία |
 Spanish: disensión, inconformidad, |
 Estonian: lahkarvamus |
 Farsi: مخالفت |
 Finnish: erimielisyys |
 French: dissentiment |
 Hebrew: הִתנָגדוּת |
 Hindi: असहमति |
 Croatian: neslaganje |
 Hungarian: véleményeltérés |
 Indonesian: ketidaksepakatan |
 Icelandic: skoðanamunur, ósamkomulag |
 Italian: dissenso |
 Japanese: 不同意 |
 Korean: 이의 |
 Lithuanian: nepritarimas |
 Latvian: nevienprātība; domstarpīb |
 Malay: bantah |
 Dutch: verschil van mening |
 Norwegian: meningsforskjell, dissens |
 Polish: dezaprobata |
 Persian: مخالفت |
 Pashto: مخالفت كول (په عقيده كى): |
 Portuguese: discordância |
 Romanian: dezaprobare |
 Russian: несогласие |
 Slovak: nesúhlas |
 Slovenian: nesoglasje |
 Serbian: razilaženje |
 Swedish: meningsskiljaktighet |
 Thai: ความขัดแย้ง |
 Turkish: anlaşmazlık, görüş ayrılı |
 Taiwanese: 異議 |
 Ukrainian: розбіжність у поглядах, н |
 Urdu: اختلاف راۓ |
 Vietnamese: sự bất đồng quan điểm |
 Chinese: 不同意 |
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