dissent
/dɪˈsɛnt/noun, verb2 syllables
Dissent means: be of different opinions.
Synonyms for dissent9
noun, as in the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Opposites of dissent
assent
What does dissent mean?6
verb
1
be of different opinions“I beg to differ!”
2
express opposition through action or words“dissent to the laws of the country”
3
withhold assent“Several Republicans dissented”
noun
1
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
2
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority“he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion”
3
a difference of opinion
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dissent?37
three syllables
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Dissent in a sentence
- My government continues to treat dissent as defection.al_ex_an_der
- A real dictator would suppress any notion of dissent.MildSenseOfDoom
- May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.rul
- Within the rape crisis movement, Greensite's dissent is significant.AlanF_US
- We see too many governments muzzling journalists, and quashing dissent, and censoring the flow of information.Hybrid
- I dissent from what he said.unknown
- I don't want to be in the company of anyone who would ever consider imprisoning someone for dissent.ferra
- We see too many governments muzzling journalists and quashing dissent and censoring the flow of information.Cangarejo
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of dissent
as a noun
- plural
- dissents
as a verb
- past tense
- dissented
- present participle
- dissenting
- third-person singular
- dissents
- past participle
- dissented