dissentient

[ dih-sen-shuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.

noun
  1. a person who dissents.

Origin of dissentient

1
1615–25; <Latin dissentient- (stem of dissentiēns, present participle of dissentīre), equivalent to dissenti- (see dissent) + -ent--ent

Other words from dissentient

  • dis·sen·tience, dis·sen·tien·cy, noun
  • dis·sen·tient·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for dissentient

dissentient

/ (dɪˈsɛnʃənt) /


adjective
  1. dissenting, esp from the opinion of the majority

noun
  1. a dissenter

Derived forms of dissentient

  • dissentience or dissentiency, noun
  • dissentiently, adverb

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