0%

dissidence

dis·si·dence
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-i-duh ns]
    • /ˈdɪs ɪ dəns/
    • /ˈdɪ.sɪ.dəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-i-duh ns]
    • /ˈdɪs ɪ dəns/

Definitions of dissidence word

  • noun dissidence disagreement: political dissidence. 1
  • noun dissidence Protest against official policy; dissent. 1
  • noun dissidence dissent, disagreement 1
  • noun dissidence disagreement; dissent 0
  • noun dissidence The state of being dissident; dissent. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of dissidence

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin dissidentia, equivalent to dissid- (see dissident) + -entia -ence

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dissidence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dissidence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dissidence usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for dissidence

noun dissidence

  • discordance — a discordant state; disagreement; discord.
  • disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
  • contention — Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
  • dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
  • disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.

Antonyms for dissidence

noun dissidence

  • friendship — the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
  • authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
  • concurrence — Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.
  • ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
  • orthodoxy — orthodox belief or practice.

Top questions with dissidence

  • what is cognitive dissidence?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?