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Dissent

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to hold or express opinions that differ from those officially or generally accepted
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Stage 1 of 2
dissentire
Latin · ancient
"to feel apart, to disagree"
to feel apart, to disagree, from dis- (apart) and sentire (to feel)
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Stage 2 of 2
dissent
English · 1400s
"to hold or express opinions different from the majority"
settled as the English word for holding a different opinion from the majority
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