Dissension and Variance

Dissension

Dissension noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: religious dissension threatened to split the colony

Variance is a synonym for dissension in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Variance" instead a noun "Dissension", when it comes to topics like disagreement, conflict of opinion.

Nearby Word: dissent

Variance

Variance noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: persistent variance within the rock band eventually caused it to break up

Dissension is a synonym for variance in conflict topic. You can use "Dissension" instead a noun "Variance", if it concerns topics such as difference.

How words are described

religious religious dissension religious variance
political political dissension political variance
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