dissentient

[ dih-sen-shuh nt ]
/ dɪˈsɛn ʃənt /
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adjective

dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.

noun

a person who dissents.

Origin of dissentient

1615–25; < Latin dissentient- (stem of dissentiēns, present participle of dissentīre), equivalent to dissenti- (see dissent) + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM dissentient

dis·sen·tience, dis·sen·tien·cy, noun dis·sen·tient·ly, adverb

Words nearby dissentient

dissemination, disseminule, dissension, dissent, dissenter, dissentient, dissenting opinion, dissentious, dissepiment, dissert, dissertate

Words related to dissentient

unfavorable, adverse, pessimistic, gloomy, weak, inimical, hostile, opposing, averse, antithetical, disputed, anti, conflicting, negative, contradictory, inconsistent, discordant, opposed, wrongheaded, paradoxical

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British Dictionary definitions for dissentient

dissentient
/ (dɪˈsɛnʃənt) /

adjective

dissenting, esp from the opinion of the majority

noun

a dissenter

Derived forms of dissentient

dissentience or dissentiency, noun dissentiently, adverb