dissensus
English · Français · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
dissensus
- /dɪˈsɛn.səs/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Latin dissēnsus (“disagreement, quarrel; dissension, conflict”); or a blend of dissent + consensus.
noun dissensuses
- Disagreement, especially when widespread. Now it is apparent that neither the consensus of Christianity with other religions, nor its dissensus from them, nor the absolute or relative superiority which we claim for it, can be made evident without a thorough and methodical comparison of all religions.
Opposite: consensus
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: consensus
Talk about this word "dissensus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dissensus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dissensus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dissensus "dissensus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dissensus.Cite this
@misc{dissensus_2026,
title = {dissensus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissensus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
