dissents 1 of 2

noun

Definition of dissentsnext
plural of dissent
1
as in dissentions
a lack of agreement or harmony considerable dissent within the party's rank and file

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2
as in heresies
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents

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dissents

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dissent
as in disagrees
to have a different opinion anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance

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  1. disagrees
  2. errors
  3. divisions
Verb
  • Her mom, Maggie Baird, disagrees.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But Kristian Nairn, who played Hodor for six seasons of the show, disagrees.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of disagrees
Noun
  • The back end of the defense must avoid the penalties and communication errors that have plagued the Rams most of the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then there are the coding vulnerabilities, errors and bugs, which can impact the baseband firmware like any other software.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of errors
Noun
  • The cuts target sales and marketing roles in some divisions including consumer PC and gaming PC, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Their divisions have become even more prominent in recent years as China-US have become increasingly fraught, while India and the US have become closer partners.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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