US /dɪˈsɛnʃən/
noun Freq #44387

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Strong disagreement that causes division within a group.

    The proposal caused deep dissension among the committee members.

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Synonyms
1 noun · strong disagreement that... discorddisagreement
Word family
Forms dissensionsdissentions

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.

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