dissentient
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dissentient
1615–25; < Latin dissentient- (stem of dissentiēns, present participle of dissentīre ), equivalent to dissenti- ( see dissent) + -ent- -ent
Example Sentences
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What I didn't predict was a fascinatingly dissentient argument from Julie Maroh, the author of the 2010 graphic novel Le Bleu Est Une Couleur Chaude on which the film is based.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2013
Hardly a dissentient voice came from Methodists or Congregationalists.
From Time Magazine Archive
The 43 represent the dissentient voices from the Clyde.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a chorus of agreement with only one dissentient voice.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
Upon this point there can scarcely be a dissentient opinion.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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