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" A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind."
Robert Sheckley

Meaning of "dissident" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISSIDENT

From Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis-1 + sedēre to sit.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DISSIDENT

ˈdɪsɪdənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISSIDENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dissident can act as a noun and an adjective.
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 adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISSIDENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dissident

A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. When dissidents unite for a common cause they often affect a dissident movement. The word has been used since 16th century in the context of religion. The noun was first used in the political sense in 1940, with the rise of such totalitarian systems as the Soviet Union.

Definition of dissident in the English dictionary

The definition of dissident in the dictionary is disagreeing; dissenting. Other definition of dissident is a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISSIDENT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISSIDENT

dissidence · dissidently · dissight · dissilience · dissilient · dissimilar · dissimilarities · dissimilarity · dissimilarly · dissimilate · dissimilation · dissimilative · dissimilatory · dissimile · dissimilitude · dissimulate · dissimulation · dissimulative · dissimulator · dissipable

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISSIDENT

cerebrovascular accident · class president · co-president · dead president · ex-president · Executive Office of the President · executive president · hit-and-run accident · ident · improvident · independent · nonresident · permanent resident · rident · road accident · road traffic accident · self-confident · self-evident · shooting incident · strident · vice president

Synonyms and antonyms of dissident in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISSIDENT»

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

Translation of «dissident» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DISSIDENT

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

持不同政见的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

disidente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

dissident
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

असंतुष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منشق
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

диссидент
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

dissidente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ভিন্নমতাবলন্বী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dissident
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pembangkang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

regimekritisch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

反体制の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

반체제적인
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dissident
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không phục
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கருத்து வேறுபாடு கொண்ட
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

असंतुष्ट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

muhalif
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

dissidente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dysydent
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дисидент
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

disident
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιφρονούντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dissident
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dissidenten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dissident
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dissident

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSIDENT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of dissident
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «dissident».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dissident

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4 QUOTES WITH «DISSIDENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dissident.
1
China Mieville
There's plenty of stuff that I don't feel dissident about: I really like tea, I don't have any problem with that. I like lots of paintings.
2
Felice Picano
I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.
3
Nawal El Saadawi
When we live in a world that is very unjust, you have to be a dissident.
4
Robert Sheckley
A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISSIDENT»

Discover the use of dissident in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dissident and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hungochani: The History of a Dissident Sexuality in Southern ...
In Hungochani, Marc Epprecht seeks to change that by tracing the history and traditions of homosexuality in southern Africa, modern gay and lesbian identities, and the vibrant gay rights movement that has emerged since the 1980s.
Marc Epprecht, 2004
2
Dissident Discipleship: A Spirituality of Self-Surrender, ...
Now best-selling author David Augsburger reveals the life-giving nature of surrender and service in Dissident Discipleship.
David Augsburger, 2006
3
Dissident Geographies: An Introduction to Radical Ideas and ...
The perspectives examined in the book reveal and resist certain power relations that have constituted geographical knowledge. The book has two main aims.
Alison Blunt, Jane Wills, 2000
4
Dissident Syria: Making Oppositional Arts Official
DIVAn account of dissidence in Hafiz Asad s Syria, describing how intellectuals tried to navigate between charges of complicity with the state and treason against it./div ""Dissident Syria" is an important and urgent book.
miriam cooke, 2007
5
Dissident Marxism: Past Voices for Present Times
Here, David Renton argues that the roots of the modern anti-capitalist movement can be found in the life and work of an earlier generation of socialist revolutionaries who shared a commitment to socialism from below: the Soviet poet ...
Dave Renton, 2004
6
A Portrait of the Artist as a Political Dissident: The Life ...
Although interest in socialist Yugoslavia and its legacy has risen steadily since the 1990s, the history of Yugoslav cinema has been scarcely covered, and this book marks a fresh contribution to a burgeoning area of interest.
Vlastimir Sudar, 2013
7
Divided We Stand: The Strategy and Psychology of Ireland's ...
Commonly known as "the dissidents," these are the rejectionists for whom there seems to be no negotiated settlement, no peace deal, no consensus solution that will convince them to accept the will of the majority of the people on the island ...
John Horgan, 2013
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Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas
Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas Shannon Speed, R. Aída Hernández Castillo, Lynn M. Stephen. Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research (Grant 6168, in 1997), a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for ...
Shannon Speed, R. Aída Hernández Castillo, Lynn M. Stephen, 2013
9
Tibet Through Dissident Chinese Eyes: Essays on ...
This book exposes the reader to just that perspective from no less famous writers and activists than Wei Jingsheng, Yan Jiaqi, Shen Tong, Wang Ruowang, and others.
Changqing Cao, Chang-Ching Tsao, James D. Seymour, 1998
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Dissident Daughters: Feminist Liturgies in Global Context
This book not only introduces liturgical texts, but focuses on the communities that create and celebrate these liturgies.Dissident Daughtersgives voice to the women activists in these communities who show how their communities came into ...
Teresa Berger, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISSIDENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dissident is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dissident violence is appeased through renewal of parade ban
Since then, the commission has facilitated the Ardoyne dissidents with a regular ban, in much the same way that dissident republicans in the ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
2
'Dissident' Candidate Vies for FINRA Board Seat
Securities attorney Brian Kovack is aiming to outrun the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority-backed midsize firm candidate in FINRA's ... «ThinkAdvisor, Jul 15»
3
What Does Solidarity Mean on the Left?
Dissident Voice is an exception! Not much good is written about China, Vietnam, Eritrea, South Africa, Zimbabwe, or Iran. To Western purists, all ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»
4
General: Ill-intentioned foreigners behind dissident students
Student activists rally against the May 22 coup at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on June 25 on the eve of their arrest. (Photo by ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
5
Cuban Dissident Who Warned Obama Engagement With Castro …
My retweet of Rodiles said, “.@AmbassadorPower @BarackObama Pls listen to this dissident. He risks his life every day in #Cuba. Do u know ... «Daily Signal, Jul 15»
6
Cambodian dissident: 'Unlawful' trial shouldn't proceed
A trial set to open tomorrow against 10 members of a Cambodian dissident group is “unlawful” and should be thrown out, the self-exiled leader ... «Anadolu Agency, Jul 15»
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Brian Kovack, Dissident Candadate For Finra Board Of Governors
Brian Kovack is running for a seat on the Finra board of governors as what he calls a “dissident” member. Though Finra has its own nominating ... «Financial Advisor Magazine, Jul 15»
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Dissident republicans running brutal border extortion racket
So-called 'dissident' republicans are carrying out a brutal extortion racket along the Border area between south Armagh and Louth. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Thai Army chief says dissident students not foes
BANGKOK: — Army commander-in-chief Gen Udomdej Seetabutr said dissident students are not foes but sons who are the future of the country ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
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Pro-IRA 'comms' show dissident paranoia over informer
There's also discussion of the pending funeral arrangements for an unnamed dissident republican, thought to be Tony Catney, who died last ... «Londonderry Today, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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