dissension
noun/dɪˈsɛnʃən/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.
- derived from dissensio
- derived from dissension
- derived from dissention
- inherited from dissencioun
Definitions
An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
Strong disagreement
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[…]
- 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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for dissension. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA