dissident

UK: /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ US: /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ ,(dis′i dənt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•si•dent /ˈdɪsɪdənt/   n. [countable]

1. a person who dissents:
   The dissidents marched in protest against the ban.

adj. [before a noun]

2. disagreeing or dissenting, such as in opinion or attitude:
   The dissident members kept the issue from coming to a vote.

dis•si•dence, n. [uncountable] See -sid-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•si•dent  (dis′i dənt), n. 

1. a person who dissents.

adj. 

2. disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude:
   a ban on dissident magazines.

• Latin dissident- (stem of dissidēns, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart), equivalent. to dis- dis-¹ + -sid- (combining form of sed- sit) + -ent- -ent
• 1525–35

dis′si•dent•ly, adv. 

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dissident / ˈdɪsɪdənt/ adjective

1. disagreeing; dissenting

noun

1. a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis-¹ + sedēre to sit

ˈdissidence noun

ˈdissidently adverb