dissension

Word family

dis·sen·sion /dɪˈsenʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

ARGUEdisagreement among a group of people 〔某一团体内部的〕意见分歧，纷争，不和

dissension in/within/between/among

This move sowed dissension within the party ranks.

这一举动在党内成员中间播下了不和的种子。

The Labour Party was torn by internal dissensions.

工党因内部纷争产生分裂。

Examples from the Corpus

dissension• Any dissension over transactions occurring before the treaty date would be decided by the president of the United States.• Recent defeats had caused dissension in the army ranks.• The most dissension may come from competing rivals for higher office.• However, even here there are signs of dissension within the ranks.• There was religious dissension in the holy city of Qom and disaffection in many of the tribal areas.• Already, the dissension is limiting his flexibility in negotiations.• The missionaries were not always aware of the dissension they sowed or of their part in the flowing of blood.• Had they stood behind him, the General Staff would have suppressed the dissension within its own ranks.

internal dissensions• Unti1 1939 the Labour Party was bedevilled by internal dissensions on this issue.

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Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 19792 COCA: 19856

dissension

Opposition: pushback, opposition, disagreement...