First Known Use: 1651
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dissentient
adjective dis·sen·tient \di-ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ənt\
Definition of DISSENTIENT
: expressing dissent
— dissentient noun
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Origin of DISSENTIENT
Latin dissentient-, dissentiens, present participle of dissentire
Related to DISSENTIENT
- Synonyms
- heretical, dissenting, dissident, heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
- Antonyms
- conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
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