Dissension
Dissension noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: religious dissension threatened to split the colony
Hostility and dissension are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Dissension".
Nearby Word: dissent
Hostility
Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Dissension and hostility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dissension" instead a noun "Hostility".
Nearby Word: hostile
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and dissension
- animosity and hostility
- conflict and dissension
- conflict and hostility
- argument and dissension
- argument and hostility
- feud and dissension
- feud and hostility
- disagreement and dissension
- disagreement and hostility
- opposition and dissension
- opposition and hostility
- difference and dissension
- difference and hostility
How words are described
Cite this Source
Hostility and Dissension. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissension/hostility
Dissension & Hostility. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissension/hostility>.
Hostility or Dissension. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissension/hostility.
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