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dissident
[ dis-i-duhnt ]
/ ĖdÉŖs ÉŖ dÉnt /
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noun
a person who dissents.
adjective
disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude: a ban on dissident magazines.
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Origin of dissident
OTHER WORDS FROM dissident
disĀ·siĀ·dentĀ·ly, adverbanĀ·tiĀ·disĀ·siĀ·dent, noun, adjectivenonĀ·disĀ·siĀ·dent, adjective, nounWords nearby dissident
dissertation, disserve, disservice, dissever, dissidence, dissident, dissidents, dissilient, dissimilar, dissimilarity, dissimilate
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British Dictionary definitions for dissident
dissident
/ (ĖdÉŖsÉŖdÉnt) /
adjective
disagreeing; dissenting
noun
a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government
Derived forms of dissident
dissidence, noundissidently, adverbWord Origin for dissident
C16: from Latin dissidÄre to be remote from, from dis- 1 + sedÄre to sit
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