dissident
Meaning of dissident
- a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
a dissident who had been jailed by a military regime
- in opposition to official policy.
the measure was supported by dissident Tories
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘differing in opinion or character’): from Latin dissident- ‘sitting apart, disagreeing’, from dis- ‘apart’ + sedere ‘sit’.
Information about dissident
- The plural form of dissident is: dissidents.
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CatalanHyphenation of dissident
dis-si-dent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- dissident is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
dissident synonyms
Meaning heretical:
Meaning dissentient:
Meaning dissenter:
dissenter, protester, objector, contestant
Meaning a person who rejects accepted opinions, especially those concerning religious belief:
Meaning a member of a Protestant Church which dissents from the established Church of England:
Meaning a person who resists authority, control, or convention:
Meaning a person who advocates or engages in political revolution:
Meaning a person who refuses to submit to an authority or to comply with a regulation:
Meaning a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles:
Meaning a subversive person:
Meaning a person who urges others to protest or rebel:
Meaning a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary:
Meaning a person or thing that interrupts an event, activity, or process by causing a disturbance or problem:
Meaning a person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority:
Meaning a person in the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate, in particular, a Jewish person forbidden to emigrate to Israel:
Meaning have or express a different opinion:
Meaning in conflict or competition with someone or something:
Meaning anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with:
Meaning resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument:
Meaning say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something:
Meaning expressing disapproval of or objection to something:
Meaning expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something:
Meaning showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention:
Meaning rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader:
dissident antonyms
Meaning a person who conforms to accepted behaviour or established practices:
Meaning comply with rules, standards, or laws:
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