Synonyms for dissension
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Strife
strife, disagreement, feud, dissent, quarrel, division, bickering, faction, difference, misunderstanding, dissonance, contention, altercation, variance, breach, discrepancy, wrangle, jarring
2. Disapproval
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
- n. 2
Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
Forms
- Plural
- dissensions → strifes, disagreements, feuds, dissents…
Choose the right word
Dissension is used of a number of persons, of a party or other organization.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- disagreement Tom intervened in his coworkers' disagreement.
- feud There was a feud between Yanni and his ex-boss.
- dissent A real dictator would suppress any notion of dissent.
- strife This is nothing other than stirring up ethnic strife.
- discord He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dissension | falling | |
| disagreement | falling | |
| feud | steady | |
| dissent | steady | |
| strife | steady | |
| discord | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- feud1
- 6 letters
- breach1, strife1
- 7 letters
- faction2, refusal3, dissent2, discord2, quarrel2, jarring2, wrangle2, mislike
- 8 letters
- division3, variance3
- 9 letters
- rejection3, bickering3, nonassent
- 10 letters
- difference3, contention3, dissonance3
- 11 letters
- discrepancy4, disapproval4, altercation4, repudiation5
- 12 letters
- disagreement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (faction2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dissension
- Español
- disensión
- Català
- dissensió