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单词 dissension
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Definition of dissension in English:

dissension

noun dɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)ndəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • Disagreement that leads to discord.

    these issues caused bitter dissension in the party
    count noun the mill was the cause of a dissension in 1620
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a doctrine of legalized favoritism that must, by its very nature, lead to dissension, corruption and tyranny.
    • We know the media thrives on dissension, disagreement, conflict.
    • Without that measure there will always be arguments, dissension and massive problems.
    • No questions were allowed and there was no debate, dissension or discouraging words.
    • It has suffered since from political dissension and civil war.
    • So, tremendous dissension over here within the Transport Workers' Union.
    • Throughout these years of steady lay involvement, however, dissension within the group continued.
    • It was a positive message to a church troubled, internationally and domestically, with dissension and discord.
    • The two tried to join forces, with Chiang as the head of the National Revolutionary Army, but dissension led to a civil war.
    • This exacerbated internal dissension and led, in 1894, to a split in the movement.
    • We will know such an effort has begun when dissension breaks out within America's key liberal institutions.
    • Political opposition to the Confederate government matched dissension within the western army.
    • There was no mention of any debate or dissension about the tubes at all.
    • When others choose not to practice within the boundaries, dissension and even errors can result.
    • In essence, we have an elected king and any real dissension within the government tends to hand all those powers to the opposition.
    • Amazingly though, their words and thoughts usually lead to yet more dissension, anger and violence.
    • There is no room for dissension in our ranks, no place for you to disagree with me.
    • After much dissension and debate Parliament voted for the move to Wellington as a city near the centre of the country.
    • The collapse of the coup in the face of mass protests and dissension within the military required a shifting of gears.
    • This incident is not the first serious outbreak of dissension within the security forces this year.
    Synonyms
    disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute, dissent, variance, conflict, friction, strife, discord, discordance, discordancy, disunion, disaffection, rivalry, antagonism

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin dissensio(n-), from the verb dissentire (see dissent).

Rhymes

abstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, condescension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, extension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, intention, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prehension, prevention, recension, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension
 
 

Definition of dissension in US English:

dissension

noundəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ndəˈsen(t)SH(ə)n
  • Disagreement that leads to discord.

    these issues caused bitter dissension in the party
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was no mention of any debate or dissension about the tubes at all.
    • This exacerbated internal dissension and led, in 1894, to a split in the movement.
    • This incident is not the first serious outbreak of dissension within the security forces this year.
    • Amazingly though, their words and thoughts usually lead to yet more dissension, anger and violence.
    • Political opposition to the Confederate government matched dissension within the western army.
    • We know the media thrives on dissension, disagreement, conflict.
    • After much dissension and debate Parliament voted for the move to Wellington as a city near the centre of the country.
    • The two tried to join forces, with Chiang as the head of the National Revolutionary Army, but dissension led to a civil war.
    • It was a positive message to a church troubled, internationally and domestically, with dissension and discord.
    • There is no room for dissension in our ranks, no place for you to disagree with me.
    • In essence, we have an elected king and any real dissension within the government tends to hand all those powers to the opposition.
    • No questions were allowed and there was no debate, dissension or discouraging words.
    • It has suffered since from political dissension and civil war.
    • The collapse of the coup in the face of mass protests and dissension within the military required a shifting of gears.
    • So, tremendous dissension over here within the Transport Workers' Union.
    • We will know such an effort has begun when dissension breaks out within America's key liberal institutions.
    • When others choose not to practice within the boundaries, dissension and even errors can result.
    • It is a doctrine of legalized favoritism that must, by its very nature, lead to dissension, corruption and tyranny.
    • Throughout these years of steady lay involvement, however, dissension within the group continued.
    • Without that measure there will always be arguments, dissension and massive problems.
    Synonyms
    disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute, dissent, variance, conflict, friction, strife, discord, discordance, discordancy, disunion, disaffection, rivalry, antagonism

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin dissensio(n-), from the verb dissentire (see dissent).

 
 
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