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dis⋅sen⋅sion

  [di-sen-shuhn]
–noun
1. strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
2. difference in sentiment or opinion; disagreement.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME dissenciun, dissensio(u)n < AF < L dissēnsiōn- (s. of dissēnsiō), equiv. to dissēns(us) (ptp. of dissentīre; dissent- (see dissent ) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. strife. See quarrel 1 .
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dis·sen·sion   (dĭ-sěn'shən)   
n.  Difference of opinion; disagreement. See Synonyms at discord.

[Middle English dissencioun, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissēnsiō, dissēnsiōn-, from dissēnsus, past participle of dissentīre, to dissent; see dissent.]
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Word Origin & History

dissension 
c.1300, from L. dissensionem (nom. dissensio) "disagreement," from dissens-, stem of dissentire "disagree" (see dissent).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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