Disagree vs. Dissent
Disagree and Dissent Definitions
Disagree
To have a differing opinion
She disagrees with him on everything. They say it will rain, but I disagree.
Dissent
To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
Disagree
To dispute or quarrel
When those two disagree, there is a lot of yelling.
Dissent
(Law) To reach a conclusion contrary to the majority of the judges deciding a case; render a minority opinion.
Disagree
To fail to correspond
Our figures disagree.
Dissent
Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
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Disagree
To cause adverse effects
Caffeine disagrees with me.
Dissent
The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity.
Disagree
(intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
Beg to differ
John disagreed with Mary frequently.
Bob says cats are friendlier than dogs, but I disagree.
Dissent
(Law) A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion. Also called dissenting opinion.
Disagree
(intransitive) To fail to conform or correspond with.
My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.
Dissent
(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
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Disagree
To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.
They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because it seems to disagree with what they call reason.
Dissent
(intransitive) To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
Disagree
To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at controversy; to quarrel.
Who shall decide, when doctors disagree?
Dissent
(obsolete) To be different; to have contrary characteristics.
Disagree
To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes disagrees with the patient; food often disagrees with the stomach or the taste.
Dissent
Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
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Disagree
Be of different opinions;
I beg to differ!
She disagrees with her husband on many questions
Dissent
An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
Disagree
Be different from one another
Dissent
(Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
Dissent
(sports) A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply.
Dissent
To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; - followed by from.
The bill passed . . . without a dissenting voice.
Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us.
Dissent
To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.
Dissent
To differ; to be of a contrary nature.
Dissent
The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.
The dissent of no small number [of peers] is frequently recorded.
Dissent
Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.
It is the dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of the Protestant religion.
Dissent
Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.
The dissent of the metals.
Dissent
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority;
He expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
Dissent
A difference of opinion
Dissent
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Dissent
Withhold assent;
Several Republicans dissented
Dissent
Express opposition through action or words;
Dissent to the laws of the country
Dissent
Be of different opinions;
I beg to differ!
She disagrees with her husband on many questions
