Dissemination, n. Diffusion, dispersion, propagation, scattering, spreading, promulgation.
Dissension, n. Discord, contention, strife, variance, disagreement, difference, quarrel, breach of friendship.
Dissent, v. n.
- 1. Withhold assent, refuse or decline to agree, disagree (in an opinion).
- 2. Refuse to conform (to the Church of England), be a non-conformist.
Dissent, n.
- 1. Disagreement, difference of opinion.
- 2. Non-conformity, refusal to conform (to the Church of England).
Dissenter, n. Non-conformist, sectary, dissident.
Dissent from. Differ from or with, disagree with or to, withhold assent to.
Dissentient, a. Disagreeing, dissenting.
Dissepiment, n. (Bot.) Partition.
Dissertation, n. Disquisition, treatise, discourse, essay.
Disservice, n. Injury, harm, mischief, hurt, disadvantage, disfavor, ill-turn.
Dissever, v. a. Disjoin, disunite, separate, part, sunder, dispart, divide, rend, sever, dissociate, disconnect.
Dissidence, n. Dissent, disagreement, non-conformity, sectarianism, principles of non-conformance.
Dissident, n. Dissenter, non-conformist, sectary.
Dissimilar, a. Unlike, different, heterogeneous, diverse, divergent, various.
Dissimilarity, n. Unlikeness, dissimilitude, diversity, disparity, variation, divergence.
Dissimilitude, n. See dissimilarity.
Dissimulation, n. Concealment, dissembling, deceit, duplicity, double-dealing, false pretence.
Dissipate, v. a.
- 1. Disperse, dispel, scatter, drive away.
- 2. Waste, squander, lavish, consume, spend lavishly, throw away.
Dissipate, v. n.
- 1. Vanish, disappear, scatter, disperse.