dissension

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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[…]

2. 2
   noun

   disagreement among those expected to cooperate

3. 3
   noun

   a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

4. 4
   noun

   An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.

Etymology

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