dissensions
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ʃən noun
1.
strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
2.
difference in sentiment or opinion; disagreement.
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| —n | |
| disagreement, esp when leading to a quarrel | |
| [C13: from Latin dissēnsiō, from dissentīre to 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).
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Example sentences
Of course, there would be internal dissensions, but such was of no great consequence.
During the precious centuries the aristocracy suffered from political dissensions.
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