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Dissent
| Dissent Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Dissent?
[n] the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
[n] a difference of opinion
[n] (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
[v] withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
[v] be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
[v] fight back, also metaphorically; "His body protested against the harsh training"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dissent: objection |
protest |
protest |
resist
Related Terms | Find terms related to Dissent: abnegation |
aggressiveness |
agree to differ |
agree to disagree |
antagonism |
antipathy |
apostasy |
argumentation |
averseness |
aversion |
backlash |
backwardness |
balk |
ban |
be at cross-purposes |
be at variance |
be in dissent |
be unmoved |
be unwilling |
beef |
beefing |
beg off |
beg to differ |
bellicosity |
belligerence |
bellyache |
bellyaching |
bickering |
bitch |
bitching |
blackball |
blackballing |
boggle |
break |
break bounds |
break off |
break step |
break up |
categorically reject |
challenge |
clash |
clashing |
collide |
collision |
combative reaction |
combativeness |
complain |
complain loudly |
complaining |
complaint |
conflict |
confront |
confutation |
contend with |
contention |
contentiousness |
contradict |
contradiction |
contraposition |
contrariety |
contrast |
controversy |
counter |
counteraction |
counterposition |
counterworking |
crankiness |
crotchetiness |
cursoriness |
declension |
declination |
declinature |
decline |
decline to accept |
declining |
defiance |
demur |
denial |
departure |
deprivation |
destructive criticism |
deviation |
differ |
difference |
differentiate |
dim view |
disaccord |
disaccordance |
disagree |
disagree with |
disagreement |
disallow |
disallowance |
disappointment |
disapprobation |
disapproval |
disapprove |
disapprove of |
disclaim |
disclaimer |
disclamation |
disconformity |
discongruity |
discontent |
discontentedness |
discontentment |
discord |
discord with |
discordance |
discordancy |
discrepancy |
discreteness |
disenchantment |
disesteem |
disfavor |
disgruntlement |
disharmony |
disillusion |
disillusionment |
disinclination |
disobedience |
disparity |
displeasure |
dispute |
disrelish |
disrespect |
dissatisfaction |
dissension |
dissent from |
dissentience |
dissidence |
dissimilarity |
dissonance |
distaste |
distinction |
distinctness |
disunify |
disunion |
disunity |
divaricate |
diverge |
divergence |
divergency |
diversify |
diversity |
divide |
divide on |
drop out |
Evangelicalism |
exclude |
exclusion |
face down |
face out |
face up to |
faction |
factiousness |
far cry |
faultfinding |
flak |
foot-dragging |
fractiousness |
friction |
front |
frown at |
frown down |
frown upon |
grievance |
grimace at |
gripe |
griping |
groan |
groaning |
grouse |
grousing |
grudging consent |
grudgingness |
grumbling |
heterodoxy |
heterogeneity |
hold out against |
holding back |
holler |
howl |
inaccordance |
incompatibility |
incongruity |
inconsistency |
inconsonance |
indignation |
indisposedness |
indisposition |
indocility |
inequality |
infighting |
inharmoniousness |
inharmony |
interference |
intractableness |
irascibility |
irreconcilability |
irritability |
jangle |
jar |
jarring |
jostle |
kick |
kick against |
kicking |
lack of enthusiasm |
lack of zeal |
litigiousness |
look askance at |
look black upon |
low estimation |
low opinion |
make a stand |
make waves |
meet head-on |
misbelief |
mismatch |
mismate |
mixture |
murmuring |
mutinousness |
nay |
negate |
negation |
negative |
negative answer |
negativism |
new theology |
nix |
no |
nolition |
nonacceptance |
nonagreement |
noncompliance |
nonconcurrence |
nonconform |
nonconformance |
nonconformism |
nonconformity |
nonconsent |
noncooperation |
nonobservance |
not agree |
not approve |
not buy |
not comply |
not conform |
not consent |
not go for |
not hear of |
not hold with |
not think of |
object |
object to |
objection |
obstinacy |
odds |
offer resistance |
oppose |
opposition |
opposure |
oppugnance |
oppugnancy |
opt out |
originality |
ostracism |
ostracize |
otherness |
partisan spirit |
partisanship |
passive resistance |
peeve |
peevishness |
perfunctoriness |
perverseness |
pet peeve |
petulance |
protest |
Protestantism |
pugnacity |
quarrelsomeness |
querulousness |
reaction |
rebuff |
recalcitrance |
recalcitrancy |
recalcitrate |
recalcitration |
recantation |
recoil |
recusance |
recusancy |
Reform |
refractoriness |
refusal |
refuse |
refuse consent |
reject |
rejection |
relieve |
reluct |
reluctance |
remonstrance |
remonstrate |
renitence |
renitency |
repellence |
repellency |
repercussion |
repudiate |
repudiation |
repugnance |
repulse |
repulsion |
resist entreaty |
resist persuasion |
resistance |
retention |
revolt |
rock the boat |
say nay |
say no |
say no to |
schism |
scolding |
secede |
separateness |
show fight |
shrewishness |
shy |
slowness |
sniping |
squawk |
squawking |
stand |
stand aloof |
stand at bay |
stand up against |
stand up to |
stickle |
strife |
strive against |
stubbornness |
sulk |
sulkiness |
sulks |
sullenness |
swimming upstream |
take exception |
take exception to |
take issue |
think ill of |
think little of |
thumb down |
thumbs-down |
turn down |
turndown |
unconformity |
uncooperativeness |
unenthusiasm |
unhappiness |
unharmoniousness |
unlikeness |
unorthodoxy |
unwillingness |
variance |
variate |
variation |
variegate |
variegation |
variety |
vary |
view with disfavor |
vote nay |
vote negatively |
whining |
withdraw |
withhold assent |
withholding |
withstand |
withstanding |
yapping |
Zwinglianism
See Also | arise |
boycott |
clash |
contradict |
contradict |
contravene |
controvert |
demonstrate |
demonstration |
differ |
direct action |
disagree |
disagreement |
dissent |
manifestation |
march |
negate |
objection |
oppose |
rebel |
renegade |
resistance |
rise |
rise up |
strike |
take issue |
walk out
Dissent In Webster's Dictionary
\Dis*sent"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dissented}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dissenting}.] [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis- +
sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.]
1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary
sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.
The bill passed . . . without a dissenting voice.
--Hallam.
Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us.
--Addison.
2. (Eccl.) To differ from an established church in regard to
doctrines, rites, or government.
3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. --Hooker.
\Dis*sent"\, n.
1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to
adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or
disagreement.
The dissent of no small number [of peers] is
frequently recorded. --Hallam.
2. (Eccl.) Separation from an established church, especially
that of England; nonconformity.
It is the dissidence of dissent and the
protestantism of the Protestant religion. --Burke.
3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality. [Obs.]
The dissent of the metals. --Bacon.
Syn: Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence;
nonconformity.
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