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Added 5 October 2026

dissidence

/ˈdɪsɪdəns/ noun

Latin root: dissideō Wiktionary

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The state of being dissident; dissent

Origin

From Latin dissideō (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sedeō (“sit”).

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