dissensions

noun

variants also dissentions
plural of dissension
1
as in discords
a lack of agreement or harmony religious dissension threatened to split the colony

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2
as in disputations
variance of opinion on a matter continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing

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Recent Examples of dissensions The revolutionaries failed because of their internal dissensions, because of the distrust of Piedmont by the smaller states, because of the Piedmontese distrust of France, and because of the confusion over the role that the papacy should play in the making of Italy. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissensions
  1. discords
  2. disputations
  3. frictions
  4. disputes
  5. schisms
  6. controversies
  7. conflicts
  8. disagreements
Noun
  • Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
    — April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.
    — Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Definition of discords
Noun
  • According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of disputations
Noun
  • Wuthering Heights In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte presents a world of conflicts, frictions between families, passions, and attachments—especially those of Catherine Earnshaw and the tortured Heathcliff—across an untamed landscape.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • These frictions explain why real estate, equities, and Treasury securities will remain central to wealth storage.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of frictions
Noun
  • In the music industry, AI remains controversial and the subject of ongoing legal disputes.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Leadership training disputes The lawsuit alleges Petersen began subjecting Kennon to discriminatory treatment around January 2024, including talking down to her, ignoring her and questioning her judgment.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of disputes
Noun
  • Yet since she was rescued in bad shape in mid-July and transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center for treatment, schisms have formed.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But the Kirtland church community soon experienced schisms and conflicts over doctrine, money and authority.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of schisms
Noun
  • Now, the top elections official in a conservative California county with a long history of voting controversies is seeking to hire her to help run elections there.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple donors who gave thousands of dollars to Cornyn's campaign told ABC News that they were put off by Paxton's history of controversies and scandals.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of controversies
Noun
  • That definition appears designed to keep participating firms focused on criminal enterprises and out of interstate conflicts.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Most conflicts between humans and bears are traced back to human food, garbage, pet food, bird seed, or other things that attract bears.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of conflicts
Noun
  • Presuit demand letters aim to resolve disagreements before a lawsuit is filed.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin has spoken publicly, including to CBS News, about disagreements with Pentagon leaders.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of disagreements

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