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dissidence

dis·si·dence

UK/ˈdɪsɪdəns/ US/ˈdɪsʌdʌns/ uncommon

noun

1.

disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

Origin

From Latin dissideō (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sedeō (“sit”).

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