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View synonyms for dissentient

dissentient

[ dih-sen-shuhnt ]

adjective

  1. dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.


noun

  1. a person who dissents.

dissentient

/ dɪˈsɛnʃənt /

adjective

  1. dissenting, esp from the opinion of the majority
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noun

  1. a dissenter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • disˈsentiently, adverb
  • disˈsentience, noun
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Other Words From

  • dis·sentience dis·sentien·cy noun
  • dis·sentient·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dissentient1

1615–25; < Latin dissentient- (stem of dissentiēns, present participle of dissentīre ), equivalent to dissenti- ( dissent ) + -ent- -ent
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Example Sentences

“I doubt them finding any such easy capture,” muttered the chief, with a dissentient head-shake.

One dissentient on the council could bar any proposal—on the lines of the old Polish liberum veto (chapter xxxvi, 7).

Not a dissentient word was heard-indeed, the man who should have dared to utter one would certainly not have escaped unpunished.

There was no dissentient voice in the verdict that she had greatly changed.

And upon return the thanks of the noble party were voted, viva voce, to Sir Patricius, without one dissentient no!

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dissenterdissenting opinion