DISSENSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does dissension mean?
• DISSENSION (noun)
The noun DISSENSION has 2 senses:
1. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
2. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
Familiarity information: DISSENSION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DISSENSION (noun)
Meaning:
Disagreement among those expected to cooperate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
dissension; discord
Hypernyms ("dissension" is a kind of...):
disagreement (the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissension"):
confrontation (discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions)
division; variance (discord that splits a group)
Meaning:
A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
disagreement; dissonance; dissension
Hypernyms ("dissension" is a kind of...):
conflict (a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissension"):
disunity (lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension))
divide (a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility))
