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dissidence Definition

dis·si·dence (dis′ə dəns)

noun

disagreement; dissent

Etymology: L dissidentia < dissidens, prp. of dissidere, to disagree < dis-, apart + sidere, sit

dissidence Synonyms

dissidence

n.

dissent, discordance, nonconformity; see disagreement 1, nonconformity, protest.

dissidence Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

sexual: The term ' sexual dissidence ' was put into circulation by Gayle Rubin twenty years ago in her key article ' Thinking Sex ' .