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Dissension

//dɪˈsɛnʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate wordnet
  3. 3
    Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord. countable, uncountable

    "[…]wherby at the last shuld have sourded discention amonge the people, they beinge seperately enclined towarde theyr naturall souerayne lorde[…]"

  4. 4
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters wordnet

Etymology

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

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