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dissentient
[ dih-sen-shuhnt ]
noun
- a person who dissents.
dissentient
/ dɪˈsɛnʃənt /
adjective
- dissenting, esp from the opinion of the majority
noun
- a dissenter
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Derived Forms
- disˈsentiently, adverb
- disˈsentience, noun
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Other Words From
- dis·sentience dis·sentien·cy noun
- dis·sentient·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dissentient1
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Example Sentences
“I doubt them finding any such easy capture,” muttered the chief, with a dissentient head-shake.
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One dissentient on the council could bar any proposal—on the lines of the old Polish liberum veto (chapter xxxvi, 7).
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Not a dissentient word was heard-indeed, the man who should have dared to utter one would certainly not have escaped unpunished.
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There was no dissentient voice in the verdict that she had greatly changed.
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And upon return the thanks of the noble party were voted, viva voce, to Sir Patricius, without one dissentient no!
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