Dissent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree.
  • verb-intransitive. To withhold assent or approval.
  • n. Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
  • n. The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity.
  • n. Law A justice's refusal to concur with the opinion of a majority, as on a higher court. Also called dissenting opinion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
  • v. To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
  • n. Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
  • n. An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
  • n. A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.
  • verb-intransitive. To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.
  • verb-intransitive. To differ; to be of a contrary nature.
  • n. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.
  • n. Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.
  • n. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To be of a different or contrary opinion or feeling; withhold approval or assent: with from before the object.
  • Eccles., to refuse to acknowledge, conform to, or be bound by the doctrines or rules of an established church. See dissenter.
  • To differ; be of a different or contrary nature.
  • n. The act of dissenting; a holding or expressing of a different or contrary opinion; refusal to be bound by an opinion or a decision that is contrary to one's own judgment.
  • n. A declaration of disagreement in opinion about something: as, the minority entered their dissent on the records of the house.
  • n. Eccles., refusal to acknowledge or conform to the doctrines, ritual, or government of an established church, particularly in England and Scotland.
  • n. Contrariety of nature; opposite quality.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a difference of opinion
  • v. withhold assent
  • v. be of different opinions
  • n. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
  • v. express opposition through action or words
  • n. (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
  • Antonym
    allow    accept    assent    agree    follow    consensus    agreement    capitulation   
    Verb Form
    dissented    dissenting    dissents   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disagreement    differ    disagree    take issue    objection   
    Hyponym
    negate    contradict    clash    contravene   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bendt    Brent    Gent    Ghent    Kent    Lent    Tashkent    Trent    accent    ascent   
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