dissidence

[ dis-i-duhns ]

noun

1. disagreement:

   political dissidence.

Other Words From

• non·dissi·dence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissidence¹

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

Synonym Study

See dissent.

Example Sentences

Unlike their colleagues in the West, whose freedoms allowed them to make clean distinctions between “art” and “activism,” here no easy division was admitted between dissidence and independence, between engagement and refusal.

From New York Times

And in doing so he depicts a Russia that, despite internal dissidence and generational shifts in politics, is bound to repeat this scene again.

From New York Times

“They write to all my paranoia and anti-establishment dissidence and conspiracy theories. So it’s been a lot of fun for me. A dream, really.”

From Washington Times

Mr. Maduro and top officials “stand out as the main architects in the design, implementation and maintenance of a machinery at the service of dissidence repression,” the report says.

From Washington Post

“White supremacist organizers have worked for months here to create a culture of hate and dissidence with numerous rallies, marches and visits in Charlottesville.”

From Washington Post