Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: dissent
IPA transcription: [dɪs'ɛnt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dissent
    Meaning: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
  • Synonyms: dissent
    Meaning: a difference of opinion
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dissent
    Meaning: withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
Usage examples
  • Any dissent?
  • She challenged his dissent
  • Great streets of silence led away To neighborhoods of pause; Here was no notice, no dissent, No universe, no laws.
  • No established religion has ever been without its unbelievers, even in the country where it is the most firmly fixed; no creed has been without scoffers; no church has so prospered as to free itself entirely from dissent.
  • They were walking slowly along in deep conversation, and I saw her making quick little movements of her hands as if she were very earnest in what she was saying, while he listened intently, and once or twice shook his head in strong dissent.