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dissension

  (dĭ-sĕn'shən) pronunciation
n.

Difference of opinion; disagreement. See synonyms at discord.

[Middle English dissencioun, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissēnsiō, dissēnsiōn-, from dissēnsus, past participle of dissentīre, to dissent. See dissent.]


 
 
Antonyms: dissension

n

Definition: conflict of opinion
Antonyms: agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, confirmation, peace, ratification


 
WordNet: dissension
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: disagreement among those expected to cooperate
  Synonym: discord

Meaning #2: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
  Synonyms: disagreement, dissonance


 
Translations: Translations for: Dissension

Dansk (Danish)
n. - uenighed, meningsforskel, dissens

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdeeldheid, meningsverschil, afvalligheid

Français (French)
n. - discorde, dissension

Deutsch (German)
n. - Uneinigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διχογνωμία, διχόνοια

Italiano (Italian)
discordia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dissensão (f)

Русский (Russian)
ссора, склока

Español (Spanish)
n. - discordia, disensión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - meningsskiljaktigheter

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
意见不合, 倾轧, 纠纷

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 意見不合, 傾軋, 糾紛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불화, 분쟁

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 意見の衝突, 不和, 意見の相違

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شقاق, نزاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחלוקת, ריב‬


 
 

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