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dissension

/dɪˈsɛnʃən/

Meanings
noun
An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.

Examples :

"The students' dissension about the project's direction caused a delay in the final presentation. "
politics government society communication attitude

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration project

project noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ /prəˈdʒɛkt/

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

"The school's fundraising project aims to renovate the library in several stages. "

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

Illustration dissent

dissent noun

/dɪˈsɛnt/

Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.

"The student's dissent from the school's new dress code was voiced in a letter to the principal. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration quarrel

quarrel noun

/ˈkwɒɹəl/ /ˈkwɑɹəl/

A verbal dispute or heated argument.

"We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order."

Illustration disagreement

disagreement noun

/dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/

An argument or debate.

"They had a bit of a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a compromise."

Illustration proposed

proposed verb

/pɹəˈpəʊzd/ /pɹəˈpoʊzd/

To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

"I propose going to see a film."

Illustration expressing

expressing verb

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛsɪŋ/

To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

"Words cannot express the love I feel for him."

Illustration contention

contention noun

/kənˈtɛnʃən/

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

"The contention between the siblings over the last slice of pizza was quite loud. "

Illustration presentation

presentation noun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

The act of presenting, or something presented

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "