dissidence vs dissension
Definitions
noun
- disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
Examples
One can strip the fifties of its illusive aura of dull conformity without inflating cultural dissidence or generational muscle-flexing into political resistance.
Sex and violence become rites of passage and initiation which, like the new religious practices, produce a historicity of dissidence and dissent.
Dissident theatre which relied solely on its political dissidence quickly became redundant, and many theatres collapsed.
Definitions
noun
- a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
- disagreement among those expected to cooperate
Examples
The source of the trouble lies to the north, where it spews its venom throughout the Great Kingdom, breeding dissension as rotten meat breeds maggots.
Amazingly though, their words and thoughts usually lead to yet more dissension, anger and violence.
He was wise and sagacious, but prone to dissension and his spirit was that of calmness under fire.
