dissension
/dɪˈsenʃən/noun
mass noun
- disagreement that leads to discord分歧; 争执:
this manoeuvre caused dissension within feminist ranks
这一策略在女权主义阶层引起了争执
count noun the mill was the cause of a dissension in 1620.这个磨坊是1620年争执的起因。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin dissensio(n-), from the verb dissentire (see DISSENT).