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Hate vs Dissent - What's the difference?

hate | dissent |

As nouns the difference between hate and dissent

is that hate is an object of hatred while dissent is disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.

As verbs the difference between hate and dissent

is that hate is to dislike intensely or greatly while dissent is to disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).

hate

English

Noun

  • An object of hatred.
  • One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
  • Hatred.
  • He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
  • (Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
  • There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.

    Verb

    (hat)
  • To dislike intensely or greatly.
  • I hate men who take advantage of women.
  • (slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
  • Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!

    Synonyms

    * abhor * despise * detest * loathe * See also

    Antonyms

    * love

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

  • liver (organ of the body)
  • References

    * Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes , pp. 305-324. ----

    dissent

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from'' (or, formerly, ''to ).
  • * 1827 Thomas Jarman, Powell's Essay on Devises 2.293:
  • Where a trustee refuses either to assent or dissent , the Court will itself exercise his authority.
  • * 1830 Isaac D'Israeli, Commentaries on the Life and Reign of Charles the First 3.9.207:
  • Those who openly dissented from the acts which the King had carried through the Parliament.
  • To differ from , especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
  • * 1654 John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon the Book of Job 33.32:
  • Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will not ... bear with any that dissent .
  • * 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
  • Natural reason dictates, that motion ought to be assigned to the bodies, which in kind and essence most agree with those bodies which do undoubtedly move, and rest to those which most dissent from them.
  • * 1871 George Grote, Fragments on Ethical Subjects 2.37:
  • If the public dissent from our views, we say that they ought to concur with us.
  • (obsolete) To be different; to have contrary characteristics.
  • (Hooker)

    Antonyms

    * (disagree) agree, assent, follow, allow, accept

    References

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
  • An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
  • (Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
  • (sports)
  • * 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, " Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian , 9 March 2014:
  • City had been woeful, their anger at their own inertia summed up when Samir Nasri received a booking for dissent , and they did not have a shot on target until the 66th minute.

    Antonyms

    * agreement, assent, consensus, capitulation

    See also

    * majority opinion

    Anagrams

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