dissension
Syllables: dis·sen·sion/dɪˈsɛnʃən/
dissension noun: an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
Noun
dissension (countable and uncountable, plural dissensions)
- An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
- Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
- […]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...
- 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
dissension meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
dissension in Hindi
- dissension
- अनबन anban
dissension in Tamil
- அதிருப்தி, மனவேறுபாடு
dissension in Urdu
- dissension
- انبن anban
dissension in Malayalam
- അഭിപ്രായവിരോധം, കലഹം, ശണ്ഠ, അഭിപ്രായഭിന്നത
More languagesFewer languages
- dissension in Kannada
- ಒಡಕು, ಅಂತಃಕಲಹ, ಮನಸ್ತಾಪ, ವೈಮನಸ್ಯ
- dissension in Odia
- ଆଲୋଚନ ālocana
- dissension in Sanskrit
- विच्छेद viccheda
Forms of dissension
| plural | dissensions |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | discention |
| alternative form (obsolete) | dissention |
Origin of dissension
Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.
Questions about dissension
- What does dissension mean?
- Dissension means an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
- What is dissension in Hindi?
- Dissension in Hindi is अनबन (anban). See Dissension meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dissension?
- Dissension is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dissension?
- Dissension is pronounced /dɪˈsɛnʃən/.
- What is the plural of dissension?
- The plural of dissension is dissensions.
Words near dissension in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dissension (page history and authors); अनबन (Hindi) (page history and authors); dissension (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); انبن (Urdu) (page history and authors); dissension (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissension (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଆଲୋଚନ (Odia) (page history and authors); विच्छेद (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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