dissident

[dis-i-duhnt]

noun

1. a person who dissents.

adjective

1. disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude.

   a ban on dissident magazines.

dissident

/ ˈdɪsɪdənt /

adjective

1. disagreeing; dissenting

noun

1. a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government

Other Word Forms

• dissidently adverb
• dissidence noun
• antidissident noun
• nondissident adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissident¹

1525–35; < Latin dissident- (stem of dissidēns, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart), equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + -sid- (combining form of sed- repair ¹ ) + -ent- -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissident¹

C16: from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from _dis- ¹ + sedēre to sit

Example Sentences

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour put a symphony orchestra on stage alongside the actors in a savage satire which dramatised the plight of Soviet dissidents locked away in mental hospitals.

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The allegations against them emerged from intelligence gleaned from phones and other devices seized in July 2024, when Calarca and other dissidents were temporarily detained.

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Some users criticized the launch, warning that it could expose the locations of dissidents and protestors in autocratic states.

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The Caracol report focuses on Diaz, a former guerrilla chief known by the alias Calarca who now leads a dissident armed group.

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Mr. Freedland focuses on a group of dissidents who were not “the usual suspects.”

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