Dissident

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɪsɪdÉ™nt/

Origin

Latin dissidens, -entis, present participle of dissidere ("to sit apart, to disagree"); dis- + sedere to sit.

Full definition of dissident

Adjective

1. In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant; different.
• Robynson (More's Utopia)Our life and manners be dissident from theirs.

Noun

1. A person who formally opposes the current political structure, opposes the political group in power, opposes the policies of the political group in power, or opposes current laws.
2. (ecclesiastical) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.

Related terms

• dissenter