dissension
noun/dɪˈsenʃn/
/dɪˈsenʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- disagreement between people or within a group
- These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.
- dissension within something dissension within the government
- dissension between/among somebody dissensions between rival factions
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin dissensio(n-), from the verb dissentire ‘differ in sentiment’.
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