dissension
dis·sen·sion
noun
1.
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
2.
a conflict of people''s opinions or actions or characters
Origin
Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.
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