dissension

Definitions

dis- (apart) + sens (feel, from sentīre) + -ion (noun) = 'feeling apart.' Where consensus is everyone feeling together, dissension is the opposite — people's feelings pulling in different directions, breaking a group's unity. It's the noun for that internal split. (Same root, same idea as its close cousin dissent.)

Common Collocations

• 1.cause dissension引起纷争
• 2.internal dissension内部分歧
• 3.dissension within the ranks队伍内部的不和
• 4.sow dissension挑拨离间

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Growing dissension within the party split it into two factions.

• 2.

  The proposal caused dissension among the committee members.

• 3.

  Years of quiet dissension finally erupted into open conflict.