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dissidence

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[dis-i-duhns] / ˈdɪs ɪ dəns /

noun

  1. disagreement.

    political dissidence.

Related Words

See dissent.

Other Word Forms

  • nondissidence noun

Etymology

Origin of dissidence

1650–60; < Latin dissidentia, equivalent to dissid- ( dissident ) + -entia -ence

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