dissident

[ dis-i-duh nt ]

/ ˈdɪs ɪ dənt /

noun

a person who dissents.

adjective

disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude: a ban on dissident magazines.

Origin of dissident

1525–35; < Latin dissident- (stem of dissidēns, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart), equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + -sid- (combining form of sed- repair¹) + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM dissident

dis·si·dent·ly, adverb an·ti·dis·si·dent, noun, adjective non·dis·si·dent, adjective, noun

Words nearby dissident

dissertation, disserve, disservice, dissever, dissidence, dissident, dissidents, dissilient, dissimilar, dissimilarity, dissimilate

Example sentences from the Web for dissidents

Two years later, he had released all Soviet dissidents from prison and was beginning to loosen the reins on Soviet bloc countries.

How the Fall of the Berlin Wall Radicalized Putin |Masha Gessen |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But once on the site, dissidents and activists will be now be able to connect and communicate better than before.

New Web Platform Crowdsources Human Rights |Josh Rogin |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
President Sisi, already infamous for his crackdowns on dissidents and the press, is now going after the LGBT community.

Al-Sisi’s Egypt Is Worse For Gays Than The Muslim Brotherhood |Bel Trew |June 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"I'm pleased, and I think it will be an inspiration Xiaobo's wife" and other dissidents around the world.

Congress Trolls China With a Street Name |Tim Mak |June 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Less than a month earlier, there was a planned “gathering of dissidents” featuring an assortment of Nazi-envy characters.

Fascism Is Fashionable Again in Europe |Thane Rosenbaum |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lyell at once set all doubts at rest; the magic of his name silenced the derisive whispers of the dissidents.

Charles Darwin |Grant Allen
His patriotic words brought all dissidents over to his side.

The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer |Eugne Sue
Project Forever, as they termed it, has received some support from dissidents, who have not yet been apprehended.

Forever |Robert Sheckley
In the Polish diets the dissidents, as they were called, met their opponents with vigour and success.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 |Henry Hallam
They came personally in touch with every group of dissidents.

Violence and the Labor Movement |Robert Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for dissidents

dissident

/ (ˈdɪsɪdənt) /

adjective

disagreeing; dissenting

noun

a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government

Derived forms of dissident

dissidence, noun dissidently, adverb

Word Origin for dissident

C16: from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis- 1 + sedēre to sit

Cultural definitions for dissidents

dissidents

Persons who refuse to conform to prevailing political and social values.

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