dissension en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsɛnʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
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(countable, uncountable) Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
The natural scenery of America has often been contrasted, in its general features as well as in detail, with the landscape of the Old World—more especially of Europe—and not deeper has been the enthusiasm, than wide the dissension, of the supporters of each region.
1843, E. A. Poe, Morning on the Wissahiccon:[…]wherby at the last shuld have sourded discention amonge the people, they beinge seperately enclined towarde theyr naturall souerayne lorde[…]
1531, Thomas Elyot, “The Best Governance”, in Ernest Rhys, editor, The Boke Named the Governour […] (Everyman’s Library), London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent & Co; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Co, published [1907], →OCLC, 1st book, page 11:In Biblical times the resort to chance was an agreed-upon way of making many decisions because it ended dissension among opposing, often powerful, parties.
1998, Deborah J. Bennett, Randomness, Harvard University Press, page 34f:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discention | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| dissensions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dissention | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Translations (29)
la dissensus (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · mi waitete (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · grc διχοστασία (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · cs rozkol (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · ru разла́д (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · got 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · es disensión (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · cmn 意见不同 (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · ro disensiune (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · cs neshody (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · cy anghytgord (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · la dissensiō (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · bg разногласие (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · cy anghytundeb (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · bg препирня (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · cs rozbroje (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · gl disensión (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · ro disensiune (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · ang unġeþwǣrnes (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · kk ынтымақсыздық (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · kk алауыздық (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · enm threp (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · cs neshoda (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · grc διθυμία (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · kk келіспеушілік (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · es disensión (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · bg раздор (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken) · cy anghydfod (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord) · cmn 争执 (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)