dissent

Intermediatezipf 3.56

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɛnt/(dih-SENT)

Part of speech

noun / verbformal

Chinese

(n) 异议;不同意见 (v) 表示不同意

Definition

The holding or expression of opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held; to disagree with an official or widely held view.

Word family

  • dissenter/dɪˈsɛntər/(n)持不同意见者
  • dissenting/dɪˈsɛntɪŋ/(adj)持异议的

Collocations

  • political dissent
  • voice dissent
  • dissenting opinion
  • suppress dissent
  • right to dissent

Examples

  1. 1.The regime brutally suppressed any form of political dissent. (noun — disagreement with authority)
  2. 2.Two justices dissented from the majority ruling, arguing it violated constitutional rights. (verb — legal)

Synonyms

  • disagreement/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt/difference of opinion — more neutral
  • objection/əbˈdʒɛkʃən/an expression of disapproval
  • opposition/ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən/active resistance

Etymology

from Latin "dissentire" (to disagree) — dis- (apart) + sentire (to feel) — literally "to feel differently"