# dissident

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ · frequency rank #25,355

## Definitions
1. In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.
2. Continuing violent actions despite a ceasefire (especially the Good Friday Agreement).

## Etymology
From Latin dissidēns, present participle of dissideō (“to sit apart; to disagree”), from dis- (“asunder, apart, in two”) + sedeō (“to sit”).

## Easily confused with
- **dissent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dissent-vs-dissident)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddissident`, `disident`, `disisdent`, `dissdient`, `dissiddent`, `dissidennt`, `dissidentt`, `dissidetn`, `dissidnet`, `dissiednt`, `dsisident`, `idssident`

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