Dissension: alternatives and connections

A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Act of confrontating.

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A state of separation or disunion; want of unity.

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To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

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To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied…

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A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.

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