Overview of verb dissent

The verb dissent has 3 senses

• dissent -- (withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented")


• protest, resist, dissent -- (express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country")


• disagree, differ, dissent, take issue -- (be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions")

Overview of adj dissenting

The adj dissenting has 1 sense

• dissentient, dissenting, dissident -- (disagreeing, especially with a majority)