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dissention

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As the situation becomes ever more desperate, dissention in the ranks is treated with a brutal response.

“There is no dissention within the company and the blame isn't going on anyone,” shrugs one person who attended the dinner.

We must suppose that some dissention had arisen between them; some serious dispute of the kind which I have pointed out.

The enterprise of the Spaniards had so far been attended by misfortune, a fact which caused dissention among their leaders.

Internal dissention has done more to destroy the Indian power in America, than the white man's sword.

After the warres foulie ended in forren parties, ciuill dissention began againe at home, diuided speciallie into two factions.

He raised a dissention and civil war in Heaven, and had a number of angels to take his part.

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dissention, such as: argument, bickering, difference, discussion, fuss, and quarrel.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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