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dissentient

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dis·sen·tient  (d-snshnt)
adj.
Dissenting, especially from the sentiment or policies of a majority.
n.
A dissenter.
dis·sentience n.
dissentient
Adjective
dissenting from the opinion of the majority
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dissentient - (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
recusant
unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"
2.dissentient - disagreeing, especially with a majority
dissenting, dissident
negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial


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He smiled much less; when he said "Exactly" it was more often an introduction to a dissentient opinion than in those submissive bachelor days; and Dorothea found to her surprise that she had to resolve not to be afraid of him--all the more because he was really her best friend.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
There was not a dissentient voice on the subject, either when Mrs.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
The other dissentient was a young child, who squalled at the fullest stretch of his lungs, and babbled some unintelligible nonsense about a pumpkin.
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