dissent
Intermediatezipf 3.56Pronunciation
/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.The regime brutally suppressed any form of political dissent. (noun — disagreement with authority)
- 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"