dissent
verb/dɪˈsent/
/dɪˈsent/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dissent | /dɪˈsent/ /dɪˈsent/ |
| he / she / it dissents | /dɪˈsents/ /dɪˈsents/ |
| past simple dissented | /dɪˈsentɪd/ /dɪˈsentɪd/ |
| past participle dissented | /dɪˈsentɪd/ /dɪˈsentɪd/ |
| -ing form dissenting | /dɪˈsentɪŋ/ /dɪˈsentɪŋ/ |
- dissent (from something) to have or express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted
- Only two ministers dissented from the official view.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dissentire ‘differ in sentiment’.
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