dissent
[verb]
Synonyms:
- disagree, differ, object, protest, refuse, withhold assent or approval
[noun]
Synonyms:
- disagreement, discord, dissension, objection, opposition, refusal, resistance

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Antonyms: assent, concur
Contrasted words: accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe
Related Words: balk, boggle, demur, shy, stickle, disagreement, nonagreement, nonconcurrence

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English Thesaurus: disagree/not agree, be divided/split, differ, not see eye to eye, be mistaken, ...

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I. dis‧sent¹ /dɪˈsent/ noun

1. [uncountable] refusal to agree with an official decision or accepted opinion Synonym : opposition ⇒ consent, assent:
the ruthless suppression of political dissent
These voices of dissent grew louder.

2. [countable] law a statement by a judge giving their reasons for disagreeing with the other judges in a law case

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II. dissent² verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: dissentire, from sentire 'to feel']

1. to say that you disagree with an official decision or accepted opinion
dissent from
Few historians would dissent from this view.
There are some dissenting voices (=people who do not agree) among the undergraduates.

2. law if a judge dissents, they say formally that they do not agree with the other judges in a law case

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dissent
noun
ADJ. serious, strong He would brook no serious dissent.
growing | internal internal party dissent
political, religious Political dissent is not tolerated.
VERB + DISSENT arouse, cause, provoke | express, show There are many ways of expressing dissent.
brook, tolerate | stifle, suppress The regime ruthlessly suppresses all dissent.
PREP. ~ against popular dissent against the Church
~ from His dissent from his family's religious beliefs caused a lot of ill-feeling.
PHRASES a voice of dissent In the early 1960s, the voices of dissent began to rise.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

disagree/not agree to have a different opinion from someone else about something:
Scholars disagree about the meaning of the poem.
I don’t agree with a word of what she says.
be divided/split if a group of people is divided or split on something, some of them have one opinion and others have a completely different opinion:
The party is divided on this issue.
differ if two or more people differ about something, they have different opinions from each other about it:
The two men differed on how to handle the crisis.
not see eye to eye used to say that two people have different opinions and ideas so that it is difficult for them to be friends or work together:
Some of the teachers don’t see eye to eye with the principal of the school.
be mistaken used to say that you disagree with someone’s opinion and that you think they are wrong:
People are mistaken if they think that this problem will go away on its own.
take issue with somebody/something formal to express strong disagreement with an idea or with what someone has said or done:
A number of people took issue with the mayor’s decision.
dissent formal to say publicly that you disagree with an official opinion or one that most people accept:
Two members of the jury dissented from the majority verdict.

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