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dissension

noun

  1. to disagree, diverging from popular opinion
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛnʃən/

noun

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

  1. An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
  2. 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[…]

    The natural scenery of America has often been contrasted, in its general features as well as in detail, with the landscape of the Old World—more especially of Europe—and not deeper has been the enthusiasm, than wide the dissension, of the supporters of each region.

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