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- pronunciation:
- dih
sent
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
disagreement, objection, or protest, or a spoken or written declaration thereof.
There is dissent in the community over how late the nightclub should be allowed to stay open.The stringent laws issued by the government caused strong dissent, eventually erupting into anti-government demonstrations.The justice submitted his written dissent to the majority's decision.- synonyms:
- dissension, dissidence, objection
- antonyms:
- adhesion, agreement, assent, consent
- similar words:
- challenge, disaffection, dispute, petition, protest, protestation
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| definition 2: |
rejection of the doctrine or authority of an established church; separation or noncomformity.
- similar words:
- apostasy, disaffection, disaffiliation, heresy, heterodoxy, nonconformity, schism
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| related words: |
demur, denial, opposition |
adjective + (n.)dissent
bitter,
celebrated,
collective,
compelling,
constructive,
courageous,
crushing,
domestic,
eloquent,
forceful,
growing,
harsh,
internal,
intolerant,
lawful,
legitimate,
lone,
loud,
mere,
mild,
nonviolent,
organized,
partial,
passionate,
peaceful,
political,
radical,
rare,
religious,
repressed,
scathing,
separate,
sharp,
slight,
stinging,
tight,
tolerant,
widespread,
worded
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verb + (n.)dissent
brook,
cite,
concur,
crack,
crush,
encourage,
express,
file,
issue,
join,
muzzle,
note,
provoke,
quash,
quell,
repress,
respect,
signal,
silence,
squelch,
stifle,
suppress,
tolerate,
voice,
write
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(n.)dissent
+ verb
accuse, argue, articulate, assert, discourage, object, prompt, punish
noun + (n.)dissent
advice,
boundary,
clause,
concurrence,
crackdown,
democracy,
dialogue,
expression,
grip,
inability,
instance,
intolerance,
justice,
limit,
loyalty,
murmur,
outlet,
patriotism,
peep,
repression,
suppression,
tolerance,
voice
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissents, dissenting, dissented |
| definition: |
to disagree with or reject something, esp. prevailing or official views, doctrines, customs, or the like.
The majority of the justices ruled in favor, while two dissented.Some economists dissented from the view that the country's economy was headed into recession.- synonyms:
- object
- antonyms:
- agree, assent, concur
- similar words:
- conflict, differ, disagree, except, oppose, protest, take exception
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| related words: |
contradict, demur, feud, object, quarrel, remonstrate |
adverb + (v.)dissent
peacefully, publicly, respectfully, strongly
(v.)dissent
+ adverb
part, previously, whenever
(v.)dissent
+ noun
campus, citation, consensus, denomination, establishment, individual, interpretation, majority, minority, opinion, opposition, orthodoxy, penalty, ruling, teaching, view, viewpoint, vote
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| derivation: |
dissentingly (adv.) |
Are you looking for the word descent (the act of going down)? Dissent and descent sound alike but have different meanings.
The word dissent
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
sens, sent1
Latin
root
that means to feel, to perceive
Example words:
assent, consent, desensitize, dissent, insensate, resent, sensation, senseless, sensibility, sensible, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitize, sensory, sensual, sensuous, sentiment, sentimental
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