dissension

/dɪˈsenʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈsenʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈsen(t)-shən/ (ame, mw)

dissension — noun

1. open quarreling and bitter disagreement among people who are supposed to work to

1.名詞C1
釋義

open quarreling and bitter disagreement among people who are supposed to work together, usually within a team, party, or other organized group.

例句

Years of dissension within the cabinet finally forced the prime minister to resign last month.

collocation: dissension within [organization]

The new pay policy caused serious dissension among the factory workers in Hugo's plant.

collocation: dissension among [group members]

同義詞
  • discord

    very close in meaning; slightly more literary and often used of larger or longer-running conflict

  • strife

    stronger; suggests active fighting or hostility, not just disagreement

  • infighting

    more informal; specifically about conflict inside one team or party

  • friction

    milder; surface tension between people without the open quarreling of dissension

反義詞
  • unity

    the state of acting together as one group

  • harmony

    peaceful agreement, often emotional as well as practical

  • accord

    formal agreement, especially between parties or nations

文法句型

dissension within [group]

dissension among [members]

dissension over [issue]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and used of a group whose members are expected to act together — a committee, party, family, or workforce. Common subjects are abstract nouns like 'sign', 'cause', 'years'; common prepositions are 'within', 'among', 'between', and 'over'.

常見錯誤

❌a dissension broke out in the meeting
✅dissension broke out in the meeting
💡dissension is uncountable; no 'a' before it.
❌There were dissensions between the two friends about money.
✅There was a disagreement between the two friends about money.
💡dissension is used of organized groups, not casual quarrels between two individuals.