Dissent

Verb

 * 1)  To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
 * 2) *1827 Thomas Jarman, Powell's Essay on Devises 2.293:
 * Where a trustee refuses either to assent or dissent, the Court will itself exercise his authority.
 * 1) *1830 Isaac D'Israeli, Commentaries on the Life and Reign of Charles the First 3.9.207:
 * Those who openly dissented from the acts which the King had carried through the Parliament.
 * 1)  To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
 * 2) *1654 John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon the Book of Job 33.32:
 * Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will not ... bear with any that dissent.
 * 1) *1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
 * Natural reason dictates, that motion ought to be assigned to the bodies, which in kind and essence most agree with those bodies which do undoubtedly move, and rest to those which most dissent from them.
 * 1) *1871 George Grote, Fragments on Ethical Subjects 2.37:
 * If the public dissent from our views, we say that they ought to concur with us.

Antonyms

 * agree, assent, follow, allow, accept

Noun

 * 1) Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
 * 2) An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
 * 3)  A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case

Adjectives for Dissent
metaphysical; profound; internal; grave; effective; ignorant; ill-natured.

Verbs for Dissent
accept—; apprehend—; arouse—; constitute—; enter—; explain—; free of—; ignore—; interpose—; overlook—; question —; tolerate—; trace—; voice—; —prevails; —sunders.

Synonyms for Dissent
disagree, differ, vary, dispute, contend, except, conflict, object, disclaim, condemn, oppose, disapprove, censure.

Antonyms for Dissent

 * agreement, assent, consensus, capitulation
 * agree, coincide, credit, approve, join, concur, commend, endorse, sanction, ratify, confirm, authorize, allow.

Related terms

 * minority report
 * majority opinion

Thesaurus
Evangelicalism, Protestantism, Reform, Zwinglianism, abnegation, aggressiveness, agree to differ, agree to disagree, antagonism, antipathy, apostasy, argumentation, averseness, aversion, backlash, backwardness, balk, ban, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, be in dissent, be unmoved, be unwilling, beef, beefing, beg off, beg to differ, bellicosity, belligerence, bellyache, bellyaching, bickering, bitch, bitching, blackball, blackballing, boggle, break, break bounds, break off, break step, break up, categorically reject, challenge, clash, clashing, collide, collision, combative reaction, combativeness, complain, complain loudly, complaining, complaint, conflict, confront, confutation, contend with, contention, contentiousness, contradict, contradiction, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, controversy, counter, counteraction, counterposition, counterworking, crankiness, crotchetiness, cursoriness, declension, declination, declinature, decline, decline to accept, declining, defiance, demur, denial, departure, deprivation, destructive criticism, deviation, differ, difference, differentiate, dim view, disaccord, disaccordance, disagree, disagree with, disagreement, disallow, disallowance, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove, disapprove of, disclaim, disclaimer, disclamation, disconformity, discongruity, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, discord, discord with, discordance, discordancy, discrepancy, discreteness, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disharmony, disillusion, disillusionment, disinclination, disobedience, disparity, displeasure, dispute, disrelish, disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissension, dissent from, dissentience, dissidence, dissimilarity, dissonance, distaste, distinction, distinctness, disunify, disunion, disunity, divaricate, diverge, divergence, divergency, diversify, diversity, divide, divide on, drop out, exclude, exclusion, face down, face out, face up to, faction, factiousness, far cry, faultfinding, flak, foot-dragging, fractiousness, friction, front, frown at, frown down, frown upon, grievance, grimace at, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grudging consent, grudgingness, grumbling, heterodoxy, heterogeneity, hold out against, holding back, holler, howl, inaccordance, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, indignation, indisposedness, indisposition, indocility, inequality, infighting, inharmoniousness, inharmony, interference, intractableness, irascibility, irreconcilability, irritability, jangle, jar, jarring, jostle, kick, kick against, kicking, lack of enthusiasm, lack of zeal, litigiousness, look askance at, look black upon, low estimation, low opinion, make a stand, make waves, meet head-on, misbelief, mismatch, mismate, mixture, murmuring, mutinousness, nay, negate, negation, negative, negative answer, negativism, new theology, nix, no, nolition, nonacceptance, nonagreement, noncompliance, nonconcurrence, nonconform, nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity, nonconsent, noncooperation, nonobservance, not agree, not approve, not buy, not comply, not conform, not consent, not go for, not hear of, not hold with, not think of, object, object to, objection, obstinacy, odds, offer resistance, oppose, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, opt out, originality, ostracism, ostracize, otherness, partisan spirit, partisanship, passive resistance, peeve, peevishness, perfunctoriness, perverseness, pet peeve, petulance, protest, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, querulousness, reaction, rebuff, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recalcitrate, recalcitration, recantation, recoil, recusance, recusancy, refractoriness, refusal, refuse, refuse consent, reject, rejection, relieve, reluct, reluctance, remonstrance, remonstrate, renitence, renitency, repellence, repellency, repercussion, repudiate, repudiation, repugnance, repulse, repulsion, resist entreaty, resist persuasion, resistance, retention, revolt, rock the boat, say nay, say no, say no to, schism, scolding, secede, separateness, show fight, shrewishness, shy, slowness, sniping, squawk, squawking, stand, stand aloof, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, stickle, strife, strive against, stubbornness, sulk, sulkiness, sulks, sullenness, swimming upstream, take exception, take exception to, take issue, think ill of, think little of, thumb down, thumbs-down, turn down, turndown, unconformity, uncooperativeness, unenthusiasm, unhappiness, unharmoniousness, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, unwillingness, variance, variate, variation, variegate, variegation, variety, vary, view with disfavor, vote nay, vote negatively, whining, withdraw, withhold assent, withholding, withstand, withstanding, yapping

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: descent
 * Homophones: descent
 * Homophones: descent

Verb

 * Bulgarian: не се съгласявам
 * Finnish: olla eri mieltä
 * German:
 * Polish: nie zgadzać się, buntować się


 * Portuguese: dissentir, discordar
 * Russian: расходиться взглядах
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: ,

Noun

 * Bulgarian: несъгласие


 * Russian: инакомыслие


 * Bulgarian: разногласие, разкол


 * : dissidence


 * : disconformidad, desacuerdo, disensión

Anagrams

 * snidest

Anagrams

 * destins