Definitions
Open disagreement or refusal to accept an opinion.
Word origin
From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentiō, dissentīre (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentiō, sentīre (see sense).
Used in a sentence
“Where a trustee refuses either to assent or dissent, the Court will itself exercise his authority.”
“Those who openly dissented from the acts which the King had carried through the Parliament.”
“Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will not ... bear with any that dissent.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Refusal to agree”7 letters
02“Open disagreement”7 letters
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