Dictionary entries for 'dissension'

Synonyms

clash
conflict
confrontation
contention
difference
difficulty
disaccord
discord
discordance
dissent
dissentience
dissidence
dissonance
faction
friction
inharmony
schism
strife
variance
war

dis·sen·sion (dĭ-sĕńshən)

[Middle English dissencioun, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissēnsiō, dissēnsiōn-, from dissēnsus past participle of dissentīre, to dissent; see dissent.]

noun

Difference of opinion; disagreement. See synonyms at discord

noun

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition