On the religious side, the decision caused serious dissension among followers.
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Dissension
//dɪˈsɛnʃən//
Synonyms for "dissension" (115 found)
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23 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- διθυμία noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
- διχοστασία noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
Bulgarian
3 entries- препирня noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
- раздор noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
- разногласие noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 争执 noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
- 意见不同 noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Galician
1 entries- disensión noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Kazakh
3 entries- алауыздық noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
- келіспеушілік noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
- ынтымақсыздық noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
Latin
2 entries- dissensiō noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
- dissensus noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Middle English
1 entries- threp noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Māori
1 entries- waitete noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Old English
1 entries- unġeþwǣrnes noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Romanian
2 entries- disensiune noun (an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken)
- disensiune noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Russian
1 entries- разла́д noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
Welsh
3 entries- anghydfod noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
- anghytgord noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
- anghytundeb noun (strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord)
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They had never been very seriously cliqued up, but what there was of dissension was forgotten, and they were now one solid crowd.
Source: tatoeba (11942332)
[…]wherby at the last shuld have sourded discention amonge the people, they beinge seperately enclined towarde theyr naturall souerayne lorde[…]
Source: wiktionary
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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