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Is dissent a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dissent is a Scrabble US word. The word dissent is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is dissent a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dissent is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

D2I1S1S1E1N1T1

Is dissent a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dissent is a Words With Friends word. The word dissent is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

DISNEST,DISSENT,SNIDEST,

6-letter words (11 found)

DEISTS,DESIST,IDENTS,INSETS,SDEINS,SIENTS,SISTED,SNIDES,STEINS,STENDS,TEINDS,

5-letter words (46 found)

DEIST,DENIS,DENTS,DESIS,DIETS,DINES,DINTS,DITES,EDITS,IDENT,INSET,NEIST,NESTS,NIDES,NISSE,NITES,SDEIN,SENDS,SENSI,SENTI,SENTS,SIDES,SIENS,SIENT,SINDS,SINED,SINES,SITED,SITES,SNEDS,SNIDE,SNIES,SNITS,STEDS,STEIN,STEND,STENS,STIED,STIES,TEIND,TEINS,TENDS,TIDES,TINDS,TINED,TINES,

4-letter words (57 found)

DENI,DENS,DENT,DESI,DIES,DIET,DINE,DINS,DINT,DISS,DITE,DITS,EDIT,ENDS,ENTS,ESTS,IDES,NEDS,NESS,NEST,NETS,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIES,NITE,NITS,SEIS,SEND,SENS,SENT,SETS,SIDE,SIEN,SIES,SIND,SINE,SINS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SNED,SNIT,STED,STEN,STIE,TEDS,TEIN,TEND,TENS,TIDE,TIDS,TIED,TIES,TIND,TINE,TINS,

3-letter words (35 found)

DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIS,DIT,EDS,END,ENS,ESS,EST,IDE,IDS,INS,ITS,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIS,NIT,SED,SEI,SEN,SET,SIN,SIS,SIT,TED,TEN,TES,TID,TIE,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (15 found)

DE,DI,ED,EN,ES,ET,ID,IN,IS,IT,NE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 168 words from dissent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dissent

dissent

Etymology

From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentire (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentire (see sense).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɛnt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dəˈsɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Homophone: descent

Verb

dissent (third-person singular simple present dissents, present participle dissenting, simple past and past participle dissented)

  1. (intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
  2. (intransitive) To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
    • 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
      Natural reason dictates, that motion ought to be assigned to the bodies, which in kind and essence most agree with those bodies which do undoubtedly move, and rest to those which most dissent from them.
  3. (obsolete) To be different; to have contrary characteristics.

Synonyms

  • (disagree): disagree, take exception, refute, reject
  • (differ from):
  • (to be different): See also Thesaurus:differ

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "disagree"): agree, assent, follow, allow, accept, consent

Derived terms

  • sow dissent

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Translations

References

  • John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “dissent”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Noun

dissent (countable and uncountable, plural dissents)

  1. Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
  2. An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
  3. (Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
  4. (sports) A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "a disagreement with ideas etc. of authority"): agreement, assent, consensus, capitulation

Related terms

  • minority report

Translations

See also

  • majority opinion

Anagrams

  • Ind Ests, disnest, snidest

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis/
  • Homophones: disse, disses, dix

Verb

dissent

  1. third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of dire

Anagrams

  • destins

Source: wiktionary.org