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21dissension — noun (C, U) disagreement and argument among a group of people: On the issue of the single market, there was little dissension …
22dissension — noun there was dissension within the cabinet Syn: disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute, dissent, conflict, friction, strife, discord, antagonism, infighting; argument, debate, controversy, disputation, contention …
23dissension — noun /dɪˈsɛnʃən/ a) An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken. b) Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord …
24dissension — Synonyms and related words: aggressiveness, agreement to disagree, alienation, altercation, antagonism, antipathy, apostasy, argument, argumentation, bad blood, bellicosity, belligerence, bickering, clashing, collision, combativeness, competition …
25dissension — dis|sen|sion [ dı senʃən ] noun count or uncount FORMAL strong disagreement about something, especially within a group of people …
26dissension — dis·sen·sion || dɪ senʃn n. disagreement, conflict, strife …
27dissension — [dɪ sɛnʃ(ə)n] noun disagreement that leads to discord. Origin ME: via OFr. from L. dissensio(n ), from dissentire (see dissent) …
28dissension — n. Discord, contention, strife, variance, disagreement, difference, quarrel, breach of friendship …
29dissension — n 1. discord, strife, contention, wrangle. See dispute(defs.3, 4). 2. dissent, disagreement, variance, conflict of opinion, discordance; nonconformity, noncompliance, protest, protestation; demur, demurral, objection …
30dissension — dis·sen·sion …
