n. An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
n. Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Disagreement in opinion; especially, violent disagreement which produces warm debate or angry words; contention in words; strife; discord; quarrel; breach of friendship or union.
n.Synonyms -Difference, dispute, variance.
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n. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
Word Usage
"As a result, dissension is growing among the ranks of lawyers, and among younger lawyers in particular."