dissident
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˈdɪsɪdənt/
:
disidente
- The dissident artist openly criticized the government for its censorship of creativity.
- dissident movement
- dissident group
- dissident thought
And there was just no move to really censor dissident voices.
- And there was just no move to really censor dissident voices.
- There's a lot more infrastructure for that dissident left or whatever you want to call it, anti woke.
- He also had problems within the army, as Duan's attempts at autocratic rule had caused disgruntled officers to form dissident groups known as cliques.
Examples
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Many dissident thinkers have challenged the status quo throughout history, advocating for change.
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In Iran, numerous dissident publications have been closed down or continue to be harassed.
Academic text (1993) -
A dissident journalist, a scientist, what does it matter?
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And there was just no move to really censor dissident voices.
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To be sure, during the 1910s, some dissident voices were heard in the student ranks.
Academic text (1994) -
Some actively proclaimed their Russianness through literature; others through participation in the dissident movement.
Academic text (1991) -
In this stagnant world, two brothers - called Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - became the inspiration of a growing new dissident movement.
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In a democracy, it is vital for dissident voices to be heard to ensure a healthy debate.
Synonyms
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7.3
Not happy with people in charge and not willing to support them
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9.1
Having beliefs that go against accepted religious or official views
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3.5
Against something or someone in opinion and action
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9.7
Not following the usual or accepted beliefs, often in religion
Disagreeing with the majority or with official opinion
Showing disagreement with a decision or opinion of most people
Likely to disagree with most people and start arguments
Opposed to people and groups in power
Compounds
An armed group that split from the Provisional IRA in 1997 and uses violence against the Northern Ireland peace process
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
dissident = dis + sid + ent
The prefix 'dis-' conveys negation/opposition which helps infer the adjectival meaning, but the root 'sid' is not a productive English base, so learners cannot fully reconstruct the word from familiar English morphemes.
Etymology
Dissident as an adjective comes from the same Latin parts dis- 'apart' and sedere 'to sit', so it has the idea of 'sitting apart' in belief. That is why a dissident view is one that disagrees with or rejects the official or common opinion.