# dissent

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈsɛnt/ · frequency rank #13,702

## Definitions
1. To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
2. To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
3. To be different; to have contrary characteristics.

## Etymology
From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentire (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentire (see sense).

## Easily confused with
- **distant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dissent-vs-distant)
- **dissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dissent-vs-dissing)
- **dissident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dissent-vs-dissident)
- **descent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/descent-vs-dissent)
- **dessert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dessert-vs-dissent)
- **dissect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dissect-vs-dissent)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddissent`, `disent`, `disesnt`, `dissennt`, `dissentt`, `dissetn`, `dissnet`, `dsisent`, `idssent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dissent