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    dissentient
    /dɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. in opposition to a majority or official opinion: "dissentient voices were castigated as ‘hopeless bureaucrats’"

    noun

    • 1. a person who opposes a majority or official opinion.

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › dissentientDISSENTIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dissentient definition: dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.. See examples of DISSENTIENT used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dissentientDissentient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : expressing dissent. dissentient noun. Synonyms. dissenting. dissident. heretical. heterodox. iconoclastic. maverick. nonconformist. nonorthodox. out-there. unconventional. unorthodox. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dissentient in a Sentence. the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions. Word History.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISSENTIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. dissenting, esp from the opinion of the majority 2. a dissenter.... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dissentientDissentient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of dissentient. adjective. (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England. synonyms: recusant. unorthodox. breaking with convention or tradition. adjective. disagreeing, especially with a majority. synonyms: dissenting, dissident.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › dissentientDissentient - definition of dissentient by The Free Dictionary

    Define dissentient. dissentient synonyms, dissentient pronunciation, dissentient translation, English dictionary definition of dissentient. adj. Dissenting, especially from the sentiment or policies of a majority.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › dissentientDissentient Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Dissentient definition: Dissenting, especially from the sentiment or policies of a majority.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › dissentientDISSENTIENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for DISSENTIENT: dissident, dissenting, unconventional, heretical, nonconformist, heretic, iconoclastic, out-there; Antonyms of DISSENTIENT: orthodox, conventional, conformist, conforming, conformer, believer

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dissentientdissentient - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 29, 2023 · dissentient (comparative more dissentient, superlative most dissentient) Dissenting; of a different opinion.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › dissentient_adjdissentient, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word dissentient mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dissentient. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › dissentienciesDissentient Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dissentient definition, dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority. See more.