Dissens

See also: dissens

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dissensus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɛns/, /ˈdɪsɛns/

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Noun

Dissens m (genitive Dissenses or Dissens, plural Dissense)

1. dissent

Usage notes

The noun can be stressed either on the first or the second syllable, the latter being somewhat more common. With stress on the second syllable the genitive singular is usually des Dissenses; with stress on the first syllable it is usually des Dissens.

Synonyms

• Meinungsverschiedenheit
• Uneinigkeit

Antonyms

• Einvernehmen
• Konsens
• Übereinkunft
• Übereinstimmung

Further reading

• “Dissens” in Duden online