| NOUN | communication | dissension, discord | disagreement among those expected to cooperate |
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| state | dissension, disagreement, dissonance | a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters |
| Sounds | dihseh'nshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | disagreement among those expected to cooperate. | |
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| Synonym | discord | |
| Narrower | confrontation | discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions |
| division, variance | discord that splits a group | |
| Broader | disagreement | The speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing |
| Verbs | dissent | be of different opinions |
| Meaning | A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters. | |
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| Synonyms | disagreement, dissonance | |
| Narrower | disunity | lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension) |
| divide | A serious / serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) | |
| Broader | conflict | A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests |
| Opposite | agreement, accord | harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters |
| Verbs | dissent | be of different opinions |