| Main Entry: |
dissent |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
disagreement, disapproval |
Synonyms: |
bone of contention, bone to pick, bone, clinker,
conflict,
contention,
denial,
difference, disaccord,
discord,
dissension, dissidence, disunity, far cry, flak,
hassle,
heresy, heterodoxy, misbelief, nonagreement, nonconcurrence, nonconformism, nonconformity, nope,
objection,
opposition, poles apart,
protest,
refusal,
resistance,
schism, sour note, spat,
split,
strife, unorthodoxy,
variance
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| Notes: |
dissent is, literally, 'feel or think differently' and dissident means 'sit apart, disagree' |
Antonyms: |
agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, endorsement, ratification, sanction
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