Meaning of "dissent" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISSENT

From Latin dissentīre to disagree, from dis-1 + sentīre to perceive, feel.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DISSENT

dissent  [dɪˈsɛnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISSENT

Dissent is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dissent in English.

WHAT DOES DISSENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dissent

Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or an entity. The term's antonyms include agreement, consensus and consent, when one party agrees to a proposition made by another. In some political systems, dissent may be formally expressed by way of opposition politics, while politically repressive regimes may prohibit any form of dissent, leading to suppression of dissent and the encouragement of social or political activism. Individuals who do not conform or support the policies of certain states are known as "dissidents". Several thinkers have argued that a healthy society needs not only to protect, but also to encourage dissent. In a well-known letter to Arnold Ruge in 1843, Karl Marx wrote: "if constructing the future and settling everything for all times are not our affair, it is all the more clear what we have to accomplish at present: I am referring to ruthless criticism of all that exists, ruthless both in the sense of not being afraid of the results it arrives at and in the sense of being just as little afraid of conflict with the powers that be".

Definition of dissent in the English dictionary

The first definition of dissent in the dictionary is to have a disagreement or withhold assent. Other definition of dissent is to refuse to conform to the doctrines, beliefs, or practices of an established church, and to adhere to a different system of beliefs and practices. Dissent is also a difference of opinion.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISSENT

PRESENT

Present

I dissent

you dissent

he/she/it dissents

we dissent

you dissent

they dissent

Present continuous

I am dissenting

you are dissenting

he/she/it is dissenting

we are dissenting

you are dissenting

they are dissenting

Present perfect

I have dissented

you have dissented

he/she/it has dissented

we have dissented

you have dissented

they have dissented

Present perfect continuous

I have been dissenting

you have been dissenting

he/she/it has been dissenting

we have been dissenting

you have been dissenting

they have been dissenting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dissented

you dissented

he/she/it dissented

we dissented

you dissented

they dissented

Past continuous

I was dissenting

you were dissenting

he/she/it was dissenting

we were dissenting

you were dissenting

they were dissenting

Past perfect

I had dissented

you had dissented

he/she/it had dissented

we had dissented

you had dissented

they had dissented

Past perfect continuous

I had been dissenting

you had been dissenting

he/she/it had been dissenting

we had been dissenting

you had been dissenting

they had been dissenting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dissent

you will dissent

he/she/it will dissent

we will dissent

you will dissent

they will dissent

Future continuous

I will be dissenting

you will be dissenting

he/she/it will be dissenting

we will be dissenting

you will be dissenting

they will be dissenting

Future perfect

I will have dissented

you will have dissented

he/she/it will have dissented

we will have dissented

you will have dissented

they will have dissented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dissenting

you will have been dissenting

he/she/it will have been dissenting

we will have been dissenting

you will have been dissenting

they will have been dissenting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dissent

you would dissent

he/she/it would dissent

we would dissent

you would dissent

they would dissent

Conditional continuous

I would be dissenting

you would be dissenting

he/she/it would be dissenting

we would be dissenting

you would be dissenting

they would be dissenting

Conditional perfect

I would have dissent

you would have dissent

he/she/it would have dissent

we would have dissent

you would have dissent

they would have dissent

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dissenting

you would have been dissenting

he/she/it would have been dissenting

we would have been dissenting

you would have been dissenting

they would have been dissenting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dissent
we let´s dissent
you dissent

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dissent

Past participle

dissented

Present Participle

dissenting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DISSENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dissent» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of dissent

demur · differ · disagree · disagreement · disapprove · discord · dissension · dissidence · nonconformity · object · objection · opposition · protest · refusal · remonstrance · resistance

TRANSLATION OF DISSENT

Find out the translation of dissent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dissent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dissent» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 异议
• Translator English - Spanish: disensión
• English: dissent
• Translator English - Hindi: असंतोष
• Translator English - Arabic: المعارضة
• Translator English - Russian: инакомыслие
• Translator English - Portuguese: dissensão
• Translator English - Bengali: ভিন্নমত পোষণ করা
• Translator English - French: dissentiment
• Translator English - Malay: Perbezaan pendapat
• Translator English - German: abweichende Meinungen
• Translator English - Japanese: 異議
• Translator English - Korean: 반대
• Translator English - Javanese: Dissent
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bất đồng chính kiến
• Translator English - Tamil: எதிர்ப்பை
• Translator English - Marathi: मतभेद
• Translator English - Turkish: muhalefet
• Translator English - Italian: dissenso
• Translator English - Polish: niezgoda
• Translator English - Ukrainian: інакомислення
• Translator English - Romanian: disidență
• Translator English - Greek: διαφωνία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verdeeldheid
• Translator English - Swedish: meningsskiljaktighet
• Translator English - Norwegian: dissens

10 QUOTES WITH «DISSENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dissent.

1

Banksy

All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They've been used to start revolutions and to stop wars.

2

Jacob Bronowski

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.

3

Jacob Bronowski

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.

4

Lloyd Doggett

Well, dissent is the tradition in America, and I've been on the side of dissent a good bit of my career, particularly in the last many years of the Republican Congress.

5

Bernadine Dohrn

The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.

6

Friedrich Durrenmatt

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

7

Dwight D. Eisenhower

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

8

J. William Fulbright

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

9

Malcolm Gladwell

The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent.

10

Ken Ham

Our young people - and adults - should be aware that considerable dissent exists in the scientific world regarding the validity of molecules-to-man evolution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISSENT»

Discover the use of dissent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dissent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Why Societies Need Dissent

In this timely book, Cass R. Sunstein shows that organizations and nations are far more likely to prosper if they welcome dissent and promote openness.

Cass R. Sunstein, 2003

Dissent and the Failure of Leadership

This timely collection of original papers explores the vital but largely unrecognized connections between leadership and dissent.

Stephen P. Banks, 2008

Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and ...

Because Brooks so adeptly crosses the disciplinary boundaries of fields as diverse as performance studies, nineteenth-century American literature, and black studies, "Bodies in Dissent" is an extraordinary model of interdisciplinary ...

Daphne Brooks, 2006

Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism

This is a puzzle for social scientists, particularly those who believe that individuals are self-interested, rational actors who calculate only the private egoistic costs and benefits of possible choices.

Margaret Levi, 1997

Dissent in Organizations

Through the use of case studies, first-person accounts, current examples, conceptual models, and scholarly findings this work offers a comprehensive treatment of organizational dissent.

Jeffrey Kassing, 2011

Noam Chomsky: A Life of Dissent

This biography describes the intellectual and political milieus that helped shape Noam Chomsky.

Robert F. Barsky, 1998

Popular Dissent, Human Agency and Global Politics

This book demonstrates how popular dissent is becoming an increasingly important aspect of global politics.

Roland Bleiker, 2000

Debating Dissent: Canada and the 1960s

Debating Dissent dispels the myths and stereotypes associated with the 1960s by examining what this era's transformations meant to diverse groups of Canadians – and not only protestors, youth, or the white middle-class.

Lara Campbell, Dominique Clement, Gregory S. Kealey, 2012

Psychiatry in Dissent: Controversial issues in thought and ...

Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1980 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Anthony Clare, 2012

Dissent from War

Arguing that informed dissent plays out largely in the realm of rhetoric, he equips readers with strategies for resisting the dehumanizing language used in war propaganda.

Robert L. Ivie, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISSENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dissent is used in the context of the following news items.

Kejriwal in for more dissent, AAP Patiala MP says Delhi leaders …

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has another rebellion at hand. This time from his MPs in Punjab, the party's ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

Marriage dissent is supremely weak

SAN FRANCISCO, CA- JUNE 28: Caroline Orsi, left, marches with her The Supreme Court dissenters in Obergefell v. Hodges, the decision that ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»

Plymouth water rate hike sparks dissent at meeting

Although the subject was expected to create some heat for Plymouth village government, that prophecy came true in full force at the village ... «Hancock County Journal Pilot, Jul 15»

PTAB Issues Dissent for Requested Adverse Judgment - Target …

In a case with more twists that a Game of Thrones plot, an unexpected dissent issued from an order of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»

Ranbir Kapoor supports FTII students' dissent against new chairman …

Actor Ranbir Kapoor is the latest Bollywood celebrity to extend support to Film and Television Institute of India students who have raised their ... «Nowrunning, Jul 15»

Deconstructing Chief Justice Roberts' Dissent in the Epoch-Making …

Since the slate of epoch-making rulings by SCOTUS last month, several op-eds have appeared questioning the attribution of a subliminal ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Hackers Reveal Illegal Spying Software Used By World …

Hackers Reveal Illegal Spying Software Used By World Governments To Silence Dissent. After the massive hack, the Milan-based Hacking ... «Mintpress News, Jul 15»

Thailand's rising crackdown on dissent sparks coup criticism

BANGKOK: — The detention of 14 student activists in Thailand underscores the ruling junta's rising crackdown on dissent and free expression, ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»

Dissent in BJP camp as Parliament session nears

New Delhi: Controversies, dissidence, in-party sniping, and a silent Prime Minister—there is a sense of déjà vu in New Delhi as the monsoon ... «Livemint, Jul 15»

Pay rises for bosses - and shareholder dissent - back on the agenda

Wilson said: “There should be no reason why any company engaging with its shareholders should get a high level of dissent … A vote of 10% ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»