dissent (n.)
- abnegation
- aggressiveness
- antagonism
- antipathy
- apostasy
- argumentation
- aversion
- backlash
- backwardness
- balk
- ban
- beef
- bellicosity
- belligerence
- bellyache
- bickering
- bitch
- blackball
- break
- challenge
- clash
- collision
- combativeness
- complaint
- conflict
- confutation
- contention
- contentiousness
- contradiction
- contrariety
- contrast
- controversy
- counter
- counteraction
- crankiness
- crotchetiness
- declension
- declination
- decline
- defiance
- demur
- denial
- departure
- deprivation
- deviation
- difference
- disagreement
- disappointment
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- disclaimer
- discontent
- discontentedness
- discontentment
- discord
- discordance
- discrepancy
- discreteness
- disenchantment
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disgruntlement
- disharmony
- disillusion
- disillusionment
- disinclination
- disobedience
- disparity
- displeasure
- dispute
- disrespect
- dissatisfaction
- dissension
- dissidence
- dissimilarity
- dissonance
- distaste
- distinction
- distinctness
- disunion
- disunity
- divaricate
- divergence
- divergency
- diversity
- divide
- exclusion
- faction
- faultfinding
- flak
- fractiousness
- friction
- front
- grievance
- gripe
- griping
- groan
- grouse
- grumbling
- heterodoxy
- heterogeneity
- holler
- howl
- incompatibility
- incongruity
- inconsistency
- indignation
- indisposition
- inequality
- inharmoniousness
- interference
- intractableness
- irascibility
- irritability
- jangle
- jar
- jostle
- kick
- kicking
- litigiousness
- mismatch
- mixture
- murmuring
- nay
- negation
- negative
- negativism
- nix
- no
- nonacceptance
- noncompliance
- nonconformance
- nonconformism
- nonconformity
- nonobservance
- object
- objection
- obstinacy
- odds
- opposition
- originality
- ostracism
- otherness
- partisanship
- peeve
- peevishness
- perverseness
- petulance
- protest
- pugnacity
- quarrelsomeness
- querulousness
- reaction
- rebuff
- recalcitrance
- recalcitrancy
- recantation
- recoil
- recusancy
- refractoriness
- refusal
- refuse
- reject
- rejection
- reluctance
- remonstrance
- repercussion
- repudiation
- repugnance
- repulse
- repulsion
- resistance
- retention
- revolt
- schism
- scolding
- separateness
- shrewishness
- shy
- slowness
- squawk
- stand
- strife
- stubbornness
- sulk
- sulkiness
- sullenness
- turndown
- unhappiness
- unlikeness
- unorthodoxy
- unwillingness
- variance
- variate
- variation
- variegation
- variety
- vary
- withholding
dissent (v.)
- backlash
- balk
- ban
- beef
- bellyache
- bitch
- blackball
- boggle
- break
- challenge
- clash
- collide
- complain
- conflict
- confront
- contradict
- contrast
- counter
- decline
- demur
- differ
- differentiate
- disaccord
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- disclaim
- discontent
- discord
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disillusion
- dispute
- disrespect
- distinction
- disunify
- divaricate
- diverge
- diversify
- divide
- exclude
- front
- gripe
- groan
- grouse
- holler
- howl
- jangle
- jar
- jostle
- kick
- mismatch
- mismate
- negate
- negative
- nix
- object
- oppose
- ostracize
- peeve
- protest
- rebuff
- recalcitrate
- recoil
- refuse
- reject
- relieve
- remonstrate
- repudiate
- repulse
- revolt
- secede
- shy
- squawk
- stand
- stickle
- sulk
- variegate
- vary
- withdraw
- withstand
The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of resistance: it is the dissidence of dissent, and the protestantism of the Protestant religion.
