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• dissension (noun)

dissension

/dɪˈsɛnʃən/

noun

dissension

/dɪˈsɛnʃən/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of DISSENSION

[noncount]

formal

:

disagreement that causes the people in a group to argue about something that is important to them

• The incident has caused a lot of dissension within/in the police department.
• Religious dissension threatened to split the colony.

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