dissent
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
Types & categories
- objection hypernym
Related & opposite
- disagree derivation
- dissentious derivation
- law domain topic
Sense 2 verb
withhold assent
Several Republicans dissented
Types & categories
- disagree hypernym
Related & opposite
- assent antonym
- dissentinga derivation
Sense 3 noun
a difference of opinion
Types & categories
- disagreement hypernym
Related & opposite
- disagree derivation
Sense 4 verb
express opposition through action or words
dissent to the laws of the country
Types & categories
- controvert hypernym
- walk out hyponym
- march hyponym
- rebel hyponym
- renegade hyponym
Related & opposite
- protest derivation
- protester derivation
- protester derivation
- dissentinga derivation
- protestant derivation
- insubordinate derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Types & categories
- resistance hypernym
- boycott hyponym
- direct action hyponym
- demonstration hyponym
- walkout hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
be of different opinions
I beg to differ!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- concur antonym
- disagreement derivation
- dissent derivation
- dissension derivation
- dispute derivation
- dissent derivation
- protester derivation
- disagreement derivation
- dissentinga derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disagree |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissentious |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | objection |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | assent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissentinga |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disagree |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disagree |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disagreement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protest |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protester |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protester |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissentinga |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protestant |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | insubordinate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | controvert |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | walk out |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | march |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rebel |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | renegade |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | object |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | protest |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | object |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | resistance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | boycott |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | direct action |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | demonstration |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | walkout |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | concur |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | disagreement |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissent |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissension |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispute |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissent |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | protester |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | disagreement |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissentinga |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | dissent |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | clash |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | negate |