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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
“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

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

There was a chorus of agreement with only one dissentient voice.

Also, this follows a strong-worded statement by Sheikh Abdelaziz Al Sheikh, the Saudi mufti, against Isis last week in which he called an extension of a dissentient religious movement that raised similar slogans.

Upon this point there can scarcely be a dissentient opinion.

How often has the world been assured that no dissentient voice was heard on that occasion!

There was not a dissentient voice in the entire assembly; indeed everyone was highly delighted with the humour of it.

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dissenterdissenting opinion