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dissident
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dis·si·dent  (ds-dnt)
adj.
Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
n.
One who disagrees; a dissenter.

[Latin dissidns, dissident-, present participle of dissidre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see dis- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

dissident [ˈdɪsɪdənt]
adj
disagreeing; dissenting
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government
[from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis-1 + sedēre to sit]
dissidence  n
dissidently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dissidentdissident - a person who dissents from some established policy
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
conscientious objector, CO - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy
NIMBY - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
Adj.1.dissident - characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"
2.dissident - disagreeing, especially with a majority
negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

dissident
noun
protester, rebel, dissenter, demonstrator, agitator, recusant, protest marcher political dissidents
adjective
dissenting, disagreeing, nonconformist, heterodox, schismatic, dissentient links with a dissident group
Translations
dissident [ˈdɪsɪdənt]
A. ADJdisidente
B. Ndisidente mf

dissident [ˈdɪsɪdənt]
ndissident(e) m/f
adj [group, movement, leader] → dissident(e); [voice] → dissident(e)

dissident
nDissident(in) m(f), → Regimekritiker(in) m(f)

dissident [ˈdɪsɪdnt] (Pol)
1. ndissidente m/f
2. adj (speech, voice) → di dissenso; (group) → dissidente

dissident [ˈdɪsɪdnt] (Pol)
1. ndissidente m/f
2. adj (speech, voice) → di dissenso; (group) → dissidente

dissident
n / adj dissident [ˈdisidənt]
(a person) disagreeing, especially with a ruling group or form of government a demonstration by a large number of dissidents. andersdenkende, afvallige مُنْشَق، مُخالِف несъгласен disident dissident; systemkritiker; en, som har en afvigende mening der/die Andersdenkende αντιφρονών, αντικαθεστωτικός disidente teisitimõtleja مخالف toisinajattelija dissident/-ente; dissident מִתנָגֵד असन्तुष्ट disident másként gondolkodó pembangkang andófsmaður dissidente 反体制の (人) 반체제 인사 kitamintis, disidentas disidents penentang dissident avviker, dissident dysydent dissidente dizident диссидент disident; disidentský oporečnik disident oliktänkande [], dissident ผู้คัดค้าน; ไม่เห็นด้วย ayrılıkçı, muhalif 持不同政見的(人) дисидент; інакодумець منحرف ، نا موافق người bất đồng quan điểm
n dissidence
afvalligheid, onenigheid إنْشِقاق، خِلاف разногласие názorový nesouhlas systemkritik; afvigende mening die Uneinigkeit διαφωνία με το καθεστώς disidencia teisitimõtlemine مخالفت؛ اختلاف عقیده toisinajattelu dissidence פּוֹרֵש मतभेद, भिन्नता disidencija másként gondolkodás pembangkangan andóf; ósamþykki dissidenza 意見の不一致 반대, 불일치 nuomonių skirtumas, nesutarimas (atklāti izrādīta) nepiekrišana penentangan onenigheid avvikende mening, splid, uenighet rozbieżność zapatrywań dissidência dizidenţă диссидентство (názorový) nesúhlas oporečništvo disidentnost olikhet [] ความขัดแย้ง görüş ayrılığı, muhalefet 異議 інакомислення عدم توافق ، اختلاف sự bất đồng quan điểm


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