adjective 1.dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.
Origin: 1615–25; <
Latin dissentient- (stem of
dissentiēns, present participle of
dissentīre), equivalent to
dissenti- (see
dissent) +
-ent- -ent Related forms dis·sen·tience, dis·sen·tien·cy, noun
dis·sen·tient·ly, adverb