dissident

dis·si·dent

 (dĭs′ĭ-dənt)

adj.

Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.

n.

One who disagrees; a dissenter.

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

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dissident

(ˈdɪsɪdənt)

adj

disagreeing; dissenting

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government

[C16: from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis-¹ + sedēre to sit]

ˈdissidence n

ˈdissidently adv

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dis•si•dent

(ˈdɪs ɪ dənt)

n.

1. a person who dissents.

adj.

2. disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude.

[1525–35; < Latin dissident-, s. of dissidēns, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart, disagree =dis- dis-¹ + -sidēre, comb. form of sedēre to sit]

dis′si•dent•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dissident - a person who dissents from some established policy dissenter, objector, protester, contestant 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 heretical, heterodox unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"
	2.	dissident - disagreeing, especially with a majority dissenting, dissentient negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

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dissident

noun

1. protester, rebel, dissenter, demonstrator, agitator, recusant, protest marcher political dissidents

adjective

1. dissenting, disagreeing, nonconformist, heterodox, schismatic, dissentient links with a dissident group

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dissident

noun

A person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church:

dissenter, heretic, nonconformist, schismatic, sectarian, sectary, separationist, separatist.

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Translations

مُنْشَق، مُخالِف

disident

dissidentensystemkritiker

AndersdenkendeDissident

disidente

dissident

másként gondolkodó

andófsmaîur

dissidente

disidentaskitamintisnuomonių skirtumas

disidents

avvikerdissident

disidentdisidentský

ayrılıkçımuhalif

异己意见不同的意见不同的人

dissident

[ˈdɪsɪdənt]

A. ADJ → disidente

B. N → disidente mf

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dissident

[ˈdɪsɪdənt]

n → dissident(e) m/f

adj [group, movement, leader] → dissident(e); [voice] → dissident(e)

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dissident

n → Dissident(in) m(f), → Regimekritiker(in) m(f)

adj → dissident, regimekritisch

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dissident

[ˈdɪsɪd/ənt] (Pol)

1. n → dissidente m/f

2. adj (speech, voice) → di dissenso; (group) → dissidente

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dissident

(ˈdisidənt) noun, adjective

(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 dissidente disident der/die Andersdenkende dissident; systemkritiker; en, som har en afvigende mening 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 dissidentavviker, dissident dysydent اختلاف dissidente dizident диссидент disident; disidentský oporečnik disident oliktänkande [person], dissident ผู้คัดค้าน; ไม่เห็นด้วย ayrılıkçı, muhalif 有異議者(尤指政見上) дисидент; інакодумець منحرف ، نا موافق người bất đồng quan điểm 意见不同的人，持不同政见者

ˈdissidence noun

afvalligheid, onenigheid إنْشِقاق، خِلاف разногласие dissidência názorový nesouhlas die Uneinigkeit systemkritik; afvigende mening διαφωνία με το καθεστώς disidencia teisitimõtlemine مخالفت؛ اختلاف عقیده epäsopu dissidence פּוֹרֵש मतभेद, भिन्नता disidencija másként gondolkodás pembangkangan andóf; ósamþykki dissidenza 意見の不一致 불일치 nuomonių skirtumas, nesutarimas (atklāti izrādīta) nepiekrišana penentangan onenigheidavvikende mening, splid, uenighet rozbieżność zapatrywań مخالفت كول (په عقيده كى dissidência dizidenţă диссидентство (názorový) nesúhlas oporečništvo disidentnost olikhet [i åsikter] ความขัดแย้ง görüş ayrılığı, muhalefet 異議 інакомислення عدم توافق ، اختلاف sự bất đồng quan điểm 异议

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