dissension
NounUS[dih-sen-shuhn]/dɪˈsɛnʃən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- disagreement among those expected to cooperateSynonyms: discordType of disagreementKinds division, confrontation
- a conflict of people's opinions or actions or charactersSynonyms: disagreementdissonanceType of conflictKinds divide, disunity
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·sen′sion noun
Origin: L. dissensio: cf. F. dissension. See Dissent.
Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel.
Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them.— Acts xv. 2.
Debates, dissension, uproars are thy joy.— John Dryden
A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among the people.— Raphe Robynson
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54