dissidence

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Latin dissideō (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sedeō (“sit”).

The exulting throng of nationalists and their recent converts then sallied forth and took the oath once more at the foot of the high altar of the Cathedral; and the sullen dissidence of some thirty of Russia’s henchmen served but to emphasize the overwhelming triumph of intelligence and patriotism. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

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