Adjacent Words

Dissent definitions

	Tweet

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISSENT, v.i. [L., to think.]
1. To disagree in opinion; to differ; to think in a different or contrary manner; with from. There are many opinions in which men dissent from us, as they dissent from each other.
2. To differ from an established church, in regard to doctrines, rites or government.
3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. [Less proper.]
DISSENT, n.
1. Difference of opinion; disagreement.
2. Declaration of disagreement in opinion; as, they entered their dissent on the journals of the house.
3. Contrariety of nature; opposite quality. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
2: a difference of opinion
3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent [syn: protest, objection, dissent] v
1: withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" [ant: accede, acquiesce, assent]
2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: protest, resist, dissent]
3: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant: agree, concord, concur, hold]

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dissentire, from dis- + sentire to feel — more at sense Date: 15th century 1. to withhold assent 2. to differ in opinion II. noun Date: 1585 difference of opinion <heard voices of dissent at the meeting>: as a. religious nonconformity b. a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority — called also dissenting opinion c. political opposition to a government or its policies <attempts to suppress domestic dissent>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.intr. (often foll. by from) 1 think differently, disagree; express disagreement. 2 differ in religious opinion, esp. from the doctrine of an established or orthodox church. --n. 1 a a difference of opinion. b an expression of this. 2 the refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox church; nonconformity. Derivatives: dissenting adj. dissentingly adv. Etymology: ME f. L dissentire (as DIS-, sentire feel)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dissent Dis*sent", n. 1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement. The dissent of no small number [of peers] is frequently recorded. --Hallam. 2. (Eccl.) Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity. It is the dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of the Protestant religion. --Burke. 3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality. [Obs.] The dissent of the metals. --Bacon. Syn: Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence; nonconformity.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dissent Dis*sent", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dissented; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissenting.] [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis- + sentire to feel, think. See Sense.] 1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from. The bill passed . . . without a dissenting voice. --Hallam. Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us. --Addison. 2. (Eccl.) To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government. 3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. --Hooker.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dissents, dissenting, dissented) 1. Dissent is strong disagreement or dissatisfaction with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority. He is the toughest military ruler yet and has responded harshly to any dissent... 2. If you dissent, you express disagreement with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority. (FORMAL) Just one of the 10 members dissented... No one dissents from the decision to unify... There are likely to be many dissenting voices. VERB: V, V from n, V-ing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Withhold assent, refuse or decline to agree, disagree (in an opinion). 2. Refuse to conform (to the Church of England), be a non-conformist. II. n. 1. Disagreement, difference of opinion. 2. Non-conformity, refusal to conform (to the Church of England).

Moby Thesaurus

Evangelicalism, Protestantism, Reform, Zwinglianism, abnegation, aggressiveness, agree to differ, agree to disagree, antagonism, antipathy, apostasy, argumentation, averseness, aversion, backlash, backwardness, balk, ban, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, be in dissent, be unmoved, be unwilling, beef, beefing, beg off, beg to differ, bellicosity, belligerence, bellyache, bellyaching, bickering, bitch, bitching, blackball, blackballing, boggle, break, break bounds, break off, break step, break up, categorically reject, challenge, clash, clashing, collide, collision, combative reaction, combativeness, complain, complain loudly, complaining, complaint, conflict, confront, confutation, contend with, contention, contentiousness, contradict, contradiction, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, controversy, counter, counteraction, counterposition, counterworking, crankiness, crotchetiness, cursoriness, declension, declination, declinature, decline, decline to accept, declining, defiance, demur, denial, departure, deprivation, destructive criticism, deviation, differ, difference, differentiate, dim view, disaccord, disaccordance, disagree, disagree with, disagreement, disallow, disallowance, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove, disapprove of, disclaim, disclaimer, disclamation, disconformity, discongruity, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, discord, discord with, discordance, discordancy, discrepancy, discreteness, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disharmony, disillusion, disillusionment, disinclination, disobedience, disparity, displeasure, dispute, disrelish, disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissension, dissent from, dissentience, dissidence, dissimilarity, dissonance, distaste, distinction, distinctness, disunify, disunion, disunity, divaricate, diverge, divergence, divergency, diversify, diversity, divide, divide on, drop out, exclude, exclusion, face down, face out, face up to, faction, factiousness, far cry, faultfinding, flak, foot-dragging, fractiousness, friction, front, frown at, frown down, frown upon, grievance, grimace at, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grudging consent, grudgingness, grumbling, heterodoxy, heterogeneity, hold out against, holding back, holler, howl, inaccordance, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, indignation, indisposedness, indisposition, indocility, inequality, infighting, inharmoniousness, inharmony, interference, intractableness, irascibility, irreconcilability, irritability, jangle, jar, jarring, jostle, kick, kick against, kicking, lack of enthusiasm, lack of zeal, litigiousness, look askance at, look black upon, low estimation, low opinion, make a stand, make waves, meet head-on, misbelief, mismatch, mismate, mixture, murmuring, mutinousness, nay, negate, negation, negative, negative answer, negativism, new theology, nix, no, nolition, nonacceptance, nonagreement, noncompliance, nonconcurrence, nonconform, nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity, nonconsent, noncooperation, nonobservance, not agree, not approve, not buy, not comply, not conform, not consent, not go for, not hear of, not hold with, not think of, object, object to, objection, obstinacy, odds, offer resistance, oppose, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, opt out, originality, ostracism, ostracize, otherness, partisan spirit, partisanship, passive resistance, peeve, peevishness, perfunctoriness, perverseness, pet peeve, petulance, protest, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, querulousness, reaction, rebuff, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recalcitrate, recalcitration, recantation, recoil, recusance, recusancy, refractoriness, refusal, refuse, refuse consent, reject, rejection, relieve, reluct, reluctance, remonstrance, remonstrate, renitence, renitency, repellence, repellency, repercussion, repudiate, repudiation, repugnance, repulse, repulsion, resist entreaty, resist persuasion, resistance, retention, revolt, rock the boat, say nay, say no, say no to, schism, scolding, secede, separateness, show fight, shrewishness, shy, slowness, sniping, squawk, squawking, stand, stand aloof, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, stickle, strife, strive against, stubbornness, sulk, sulkiness, sulks, sullenness, swimming upstream, take exception, take exception to, take issue, think ill of, think little of, thumb down, thumbs-down, turn down, turndown, unconformity, uncooperativeness, unenthusiasm, unhappiness, unharmoniousness, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, unwillingness, variance, variate, variation, variegate, variegation, variety, vary, view with disfavor, vote nay, vote negatively, whining, withdraw, withhold assent, withholding, withstand, withstanding, yapping