dissension
Disagreement within ranks
Dissension is disagreement and conflict within a group, especially when it threatens unity: Dissension in the ranks weakened the movement.
The word implies discord that goes beyond mere difference of opinion—there's friction, perhaps factions forming.
The proposal sowed dissension among board members.
Absence of shared opinion
- disharmonyAbsence of agreement
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
quarrel · bickering · squabble · wrangling · contention · acrimony · animosity · hostility
Reasoned case or dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
quarrel · conflict · objection · protest · challenge · opposition · criticism · disputation
Crack or estrangement
- splitSeparation into parts
- divisionSplitting into parts
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- fractureSplit in hard material
cleavage · polarization · splintering · fragmentation · disunion · separation · rupture · breach
Organized resistance to power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
resistance · insurgency · unrest · agitation · sedition · insubordination · disobedience · protest
Renunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- unorthodoxyDeparture from accepted belief
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- heterodoxyUnorthodox belief or opinion
schism · excommunication · nonconformity · deviation · heretics · doctrine · sectarianism
disagreement
Absence of shared opinion
- disharmonyAbsence of agreement
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
clash · quarrel · bickering · squabble · wrangling · contention · acrimony · animosity · hostility · antagonism
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
contention · quarrel · conflict · objection · protest · challenge · opposition · criticism · disputation · polemic
rift
Crack or estrangement
fracture · cleavage · polarization · splintering · fragmentation · disunion · separation · rupture · breach · breakaway
revolt
Organized resistance to power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
uprising · resistance · insurgency · unrest · agitation · sedition · insubordination · disobedience · protest · discontent
apostasy
Renunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- unorthodoxyDeparture from accepted belief
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
heterodoxy · schism · excommunication · nonconformity · deviation · heretics · doctrine · sectarianism
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
- discorddiscord, Discord, dissonance, discordance, dissonant
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- divisiondivision, divide, divided, dividing, split
dissensionpeace
Freedom from disturbance
amity · fellowship · comity · goodwill · fraternity