dissidence
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈdɪsɪdəns/
:
disidencia
- Disadvantaged ethnic groups may find some alternative to armed dissidence to defend their cultures and press for improved opportunities.
Examples
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Graffiti writing is one of the easiest and most efficient ways for individuals and opposing groups to register political dissidence, express social alienation, propagate anti-system ideas, and establish an alternative collective memory.
Academic text (1990) -
The farmers' and slaves' revolts, regional dissidence, and banditry do not amount to a mere ritual of rebellion (in which Gluckman discerned integrationist virtues).
Academic text (1992) -
In fifteen years, no expression of dissidence, no matter how small, was allowed.
Academic text (1992) -
The documented existence of these organizations, in spite of harsh prison conditions and torture that remain as a constant deterrent to dissidence, is proof of the depth and commitment of their members.
Academic text (1992) -
Indeed, it was that very dissidence which had fed AD hopes of constructing a broad cross-class alliance to thwart the dictatorship.
Academic text (1992) -
The so-called "Damascus Spring," during which the new president allowed political and cultural forums to function, including those critical of the regime, lasted only until February 2001 when the regime stepped in to crush any dissidence and arrest many participants.
Academic text (2008) -
Yet Singapore remains an unapologetic and unreconstructed one-party state, replete with secret police, press censorship, and thorough suppression of dissidence.
Academic text (1992) -
The Turkish Council of Higher Education (known by the Turkish acronym YOK), created under the 1982 constitution, has the power to fire any professor suspected of ideological dissidence (who can also be tried in the courts if considered dangerous to the public order).
Academic text (2000) -
In the case of Rosso, Pontormo, and Michelangelo, who allow contradiction to resonate in their work, such dissidence may result as much from a posture of alienated detachment as from a conscious engagement.
Academic text (2002) -
Citizens voiced their dissidence against the new policy during the public meeting.
Synonyms
292
3.6
A statement showing disagreement or disapproval
268
1.6
A situation when people do not have the same opinion
250
3.4
The act of resisting an idea, plan, or change
76
5.3
Open refusal to obey people in charge or rules
73
6.6
A public or formal statement that shows disagreement with an idea
55
4.2
Refusing to obey rules or people in charge
45
3.0
A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do
23
7.8
A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think
16
6.9
Hostile feeling between people or groups
16
7.5
A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together
5
4.4
A feeling of worry that makes someone restless
4
7.8
A feeling of not being loyal or supportive toward people in power
4
6.4
A situation when people or groups do not agree
1
8.1
A situation when people or groups are not united
1
8.1
A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
1
8.2
A situation where people or things do not agree
Antonyms
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
dissidence = dissident (semi-transparent) = dis + sid + ence
The noun is formed from the adjective 'dissident' plus the abstract noun suffix '-ence', so the structure is recognizable, but the word is somewhat learned and specialized.
Etymology
Dissidence comes from Latin parts dis- meaning 'apart' and sedere meaning 'to sit'. Think of people 'sitting apart' from the group — that image helps you remember that dissidence means disagreement or opposition to those in power.