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dissidence
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Dissidence
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dis·si·dence
/
ˈdɪs
ɪ
dəns
/
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[
dis
-i-d
uh
ns
]
Show IPA
noun
disagreement:
political dissidence.
Origin:
1650–60;
<
Latin
dissidentia,
equivalent to
dissid-
(see
dissident
) +
-entia
-ence
Related forms
non·dis·si·dence,
noun
Synonyms
See
dissent
.
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dissident
(ˈdɪsɪdənt)
—
adj
1.
disagreeing; dissenting
—
n
2.
a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government
[C16: from Latin
dissidēre
to be remote from, from
dis-
1
+
sedēre
to sit]
'dissidence
—
n
'dissidently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dissidence
1650s, from L. dissidentia, from dissidere (see
dissident
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
But the public senses a vague
dissidence
between the spin and the daily reality
of deaths on the ground.
They already accept your
dissidence
, and this is what counts.
There have been, however, problems with special paramilitary police units being
used to put down political
dissidence
.
In totalitarian regimes,
dissidence
is treated as a mental illness.
She does not advocate
dissidence
so much as she tries to rationalize her apathy.
But, you seem now to have cognitive
dissidence
, if you are thinking he agreed with you.
There seems to be an amnesia of cultural memory among students for a time when campuses were smoldering with
dissidence
.
The idea of jailing for political
dissidence
is obviously inconsistent with our tradition of freedom.
Delete their account, contact the company, individuals should do something to show their
dissidence
.
There is
dissidence
in the country and anyone would be foolish to deny it.
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