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dissident

American  
[dis-i-duhnt] / ˈdɪs ɪ dənt /

noun

  1. a person who dissents.

adjective

  1. disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude.

    a ban on dissident magazines.
dissident British  
/ ˈdɪsɪdənt /

adjective

  1. disagreeing; dissenting

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noun

  1. a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government

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Other Word Forms

  • antidissident noun
  • dissidence noun
  • dissidently adverb
  • nondissident adjective

Etymology

Origin of dissident

1525–35; < Latin dissident- (stem of dissidēns, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart), equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + -sid- (combining form of sed- repair 1 ) + -ent- -ent

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