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Definition: Dissension |
DissensionNoun1. Disagreement among those expected to cooperate. 2. A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dissension" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Dissension \Dis*sen"sion\, noun. [Latin expression dissensio: compare to the French expression dissension. See Dissent.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: DissensionSynonyms: disagreement (n), discord (n), dissonance (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: agreement (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disagreement | Noun: disagreement; discord, discordance; dissonance, dissidence, discrepancy; unconformity; incongruity, incongruence; discongruity, mesalliance; jarring; Verb: dissension; conflict; (opposition); bickering, clashing, misunderstanding, wrangle. |
Discord | Variance, difference, dissension, misunderstanding, cross purposes, odds, brouillerie; division, split, rupture, disruption, division in the camp, house divided against itself, disunion, breach; schism; (dissent); feud, faction. |
Split; break with, break squares with, part company with; declare war, try conclusions; join issue, put in issue; pick a quarrel, fasten a quarrel on; sow dissension, stir up dissension; Noun: embroil, entangle, disunite, widen the breach; set at odds, set together by the ears; set against, pit against. | |
Dissent | Dissension; (discord); discontent; cavilling. |
Hate | Excite hatred, provoke hatred; Noun: be hateful; Adjective: stink in the nostrils; estrange, alienate, repel, set against, sow dissension, set by the ears, envenom, incense, irritate, rile; horrify; roil. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dissension |
| English words defined with "dissension": A variance ♦ Dissentation, disunity ♦ Fifth Crusade ♦ membership ♦ rank ♦ strife. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dissension": Chapel ♦ Man-of-war ♦ Oath ♦ SACHEVEREL. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "dissension": Dissentation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Dissension" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (discord, dissension). |
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Civil Liberties | Kuwait | The Press Law prohibits the publication of any direct criticism of the Amir, official government communications with other states, and material that serves to "attack religions" or "incite people to commit crimes, creates hatred, or spreads dissension among the populace." Direct criticism by the press of the Cabinet's foreign and security policy occurred during the year as in other years. (references) |
Economic History | Nepal | In mid-1994, the Parliament was dissolved due to dissension within the Nepali Congress Party. (references) |
Iran | Agriculture also has suffered from shortages of capital, raw materials, and equipment, as well as from the war with Iraq; in addition, a major area of dissension within the regime has been how to proceed with land reform. (references) | |
Human Rights | Somalia | On September 24, the RRA in Burhakaba arrested 11 pro-TNG elders and accused them of fomenting division and dissension within the Rahanwein clan. (references) |
Political Economy | Indonesia | Over the next 19 months, however, Wahid faced dissension and opposition within his coalition government, fired two Cabinet Ministers in April 2000, installed a new Cabinet in September 2000, and replaced and switched more Ministers in June and July 2001. His political opponents saw him as increasingly erratic and unable to lead. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | When we contemplate the war on our frontiers, it may be truly affirmed that every reasonable effort has been made to adjust the causes of dissension with the Indians north of the Ohio. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | In the example of other systems founded on the will of the people we trace to internal dissension the influences which have so often blasted the hopes of the friends of freedom. |
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| "Dissension" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dissension" is used about 82 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 82 | 36,594 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "dissension". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Sardites | N/A | Biblical | Removing a dissension |
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Expression using "dissension": seed of dissension. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dissension | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "dissension"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | polemikë (controversy, disputation, polemic), përçarje (disruption, disunity, division, faction, schism, separation, splitting), mosmarrëveshje (conflict, cross-purposes, disaccord, disagreement, discord, disharmony, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, divergence, divergency, division, friction, incompliance, misunderstanding, strife, variance), grindje (altercation, bickering, blowup, bobbery, brawl, breach, breeze, broil, contention, contest, disagreement, discord, disputation, dispute, feud, fight, fray, friction, jar, quarrel, squabble, strife, variance, wrangle), ftohje (alienation, cold, estrangement, refrigeration, rheum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معارضة (contraposition, contrariness, disagreement, dissent, objection, opposition), خلاف (clash, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, dispute, dissidence, disunion, disunity, division, friction, odds, quarrel, question, strife, variance), إختلاف الراي, شقاق (discord, disunity, quarrel, schism, strife). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | спор (altercation, argument, argumentation, contention, contest, contestation, controversy, difference, ding-dong, disputation, dispute, fight, jar, polemic, rift, run in, strife, variance, velitation, word, words), разногласие (difference, difficulty, disaccord, disagreement, discord, disharmony, dissent, dissidence, disunion, division, faction, issue, variance), раздор (contention, discord, distance, disunity), препирня (altercation, ruckus, ruction, spar, variance, wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 意見不合 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | neshoda (difference, disagreement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | uenighed (disagreement, discord). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | weigering (disagreement, discord, refusal), verdeeldheid (disagreement, discord), onenigheid (disagreement, discord), meningsverschil (disagreement, discord), geschil (disagreement, discord, quarrel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نفاق (Discord, Split), اختلاف عقیده , اختلاف (Cross, Difference, Discord, Discrepancy, Disparity, Friction, Inequality, Quarrel, Schism, Variance, Variation, Versatility), شقاق (Schism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kylvää eripuraisuutta (sow dissension). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dissension (discord), discorde (disaccord, discord), différence d'opinion (disagreement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zwietracht (disagreement, discord, quarrel), uneinigkeit (disagreement, discord, discordance, discordancy, disunity, division), Meinungsverschiedenheit (difference of opinion, disagreement, disservice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | έριδα (dispute, feud), διάσταση (dimension, dissociation, divergence, size), διαφωνία (argument, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissent, dissidence, exchange, non conformity, variance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מחלוקת (altercation, contention, controversy, disagreement, discord, disputation, dispute, division, polemics, quarrel, variance), פל' ות (factionalism, sectarianism, separatism), חלוקי "עות (difference, disagreement, discord, dissent), ריב (conflict, contention, dispute, fight, odds, quarrel, squabble, strife). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | széthúzás (faction, pulling away). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | missætti (disagreement, discord), ágreiningur (disagreement, discord). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | perselisihan (clash, discord, discordance, dissidence, odds, words). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dissenso (difference of opinion, disagreement, dissent, disservice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 紛議 , 争い (conflict, contest, dispute, quarrel, rivalry, strife), 反対 (antagonism, contrast, hostility, objection, opposite, opposition, resistance, reverse, vice versa), 不' (disagreement, discord, friction, trouble). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふ"ぎ, ふわ (blindly following others, disagreement, discord, friction, trouble), あらそい (conflict, contest, dispute, quarrel, rivalry, strife), は"たい (antagonism, contrast, hostility, objection, opposite, opposition, resistance, reverse, vice versa). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | uenighet (disagreement, discord). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | issensionday dissensão (dissent), disseminação (prone, propagation, sowing), discórdia (contention, disagreement, discord, quarrel). (various references) disensiune, dezunire (disunion, variance), dezacord (contrariety, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discrepancy, dissidence, dissonance, divergence, divergency, division, jar, misunderstanding, odds, split, variance), vrajbã (enmity, ill blood, quarrel, split, strife), neînţelegere (difference, disagreement, friction, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, odds, rupture), ceartã (altercation, Bicker, bobbery, brawl, breeze, broil, conflict, contention, controversy, discord, discussion, dispute, friction, jangle, loggerhead, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, scrap, set to, squabble, squall, Stour, strife, tussle, wrangle). (various references) разлад (disagreement, disunion, disunity). (various references) razmirica, razdor (discord, strife). (various references) disensión (dissent, strife). (various references) oenighet (disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, dissonance, disunity, division, friction, jar, non-compliance). (various references) muhalefet (contrariety, defiance, dissent, dissidence, hostility, opposition, oppositional, out, the outs), ihtilaf (controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, disunion, disunity, scission, strife), geçimsizlik (derangement, incompatiblity, misunderstanding), bozuşma (disagreement, embroilment, quarrel, rent, split, strife), anlaxmazlik (abuse, disagreement, discord, misunderstanding), anlaşmazlık (conflict, controversy, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, disunion, disunity, divided counsel, division, embroilment, fight, friction, imbroglio, incompatiblity, mix up, odds, quarrel, run in, strife). (various references) ворожнеча (antagonism, enmity, hostility), незгода (breach, contention, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discrepancy, dissent, dissidence, negative, non-compliance). (various references) mối chia rẽ, mối bất đ"ng. (various references) anghytgord (discord). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | dissensio, dissensionem, dissensiones, dissensionis, seditio. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 23, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Touto de autou lalhsantoV egeneto stasiV twn farisaiwn kai twn saddoukaiwn kai escisqh to plhqoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et cum haec dixisset facta est dissensio inter Pharisaeos et Sadducaeos et soluta est multitudo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne he hadde seid this thing, dissencioun was maad bitwixe the Fariseis and the Saduceis, and the multitude was departid. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when he had so sayde ther arose a debate bitwene the Pharisayes and ye Saduces and the multitude was devided. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 23, Verse 7 |
| Albanian | Sapo tha këtë, lindi një grindje ndërmjet farisenjve dhe saducenjve, dhe kuvendi u përça; |
| Cebuano | Ug sa pagsulti niya niini, nahitabo ang panaglalis sa mga Fariseo ug sa mga Saduceo; ug nabahin ang pundok sa mga tawo. |
| Croatian | Tek što je on to rekao, nasta razmirica izmeðu farizeja i saduceja i mnoštvo se razdijeli. |
| Danish | Men da han udtalte dette, opkom der Splid imellem Farisæerne og Saddukæerne, og Mængden blev uenig. |
| Dutch | En als hij dit gesproken had, ontstond er tweedracht tussen de Farizeen en de Sadduceen, en de menigte werd verdeeld. |
| Finnish | Tuskin hän oli tämän sanonut, niin nousi riita fariseusten ja saddukeusten kesken, ja kokous jakautui. |
| French | Quand il eut dit cela, il s`éleva une discussion entre les pharisiens et les sadducéens, et l`assemblée se divisa. |
| German | Da er aber das sagte, ward ein Aufruhr unter den Pharisäern und Sadduzäern, und die Menge zerspaltete sich. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè l' di sa, farizyen yo pran diskite ak sadiseyen yo; asanble a fè de kan. |
| Hungarian | A mint pedig õ ezt mondta, meghasonlás támada a farizeusok és a sadduczeusok között, és a sokaság megoszlott. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ketika ia berkata begitu, orang-orang Farisi dan orang-orang Saduki itu mulai bertengkar, sehingga sidang itu pecah menjadi dua golongan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Setelah ia berkata demikian, maka bangkitlah suatu perbantahan di antara orang Parisi dengan orang Saduki, dan orang banyak itu pun bersebelahlah. |
| Maori | A, no tana korerotanga i tenei, ka tohetohe nga Parihi ratou ko nga Haruki: ka wahirua hoki te huihui. |
| Norwegian | Da han sa dette, blev det strid mellem fariseerne og sadduseerne, og hopen blev innbyrdes uenig. |
| Portuguese | Ora, dizendo ele isto, surgiu dissensão entre os fariseus e saduceus; e a multidão se dividiu. |
| Rumanian | Cknd a zis vorbele acestea, s`a stkrnit o neknyelegere kntre Farisei wi Saduchei, wi adunarea s`a desbinat. |
| Russian | лПЗ"Б ЦЕ ПО УЛБЪБМ ЬФП, ТПЙЪПЫМБ ТБУ ТС НЕЦ"Х ЖБТЙУЕСНЙ Й УБ""ХЛЕСНЙ, Й УП'ТБОЙЕ ТБЪ"ЕМЙМПУШ. |
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| Swahili | Baada ya kusema hivyo, mzozo mkali ulitokea kati ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo na mkutano ukagawanyika sehemu mbili. |
| Swedish | Knappt hade han sagt detta, förrän en strid uppstod mellan fariséerna och sadducéerna, så att hopen blev delad. |
| Uma | Kara'epe-na toe, momehono' -ramo to Parisi pai' to Saduki, alaa-na uma-rapa hintuwu'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dissension": dissensions. (additional references) | |
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"Dissension" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dessension, disision, dispension, disseisin, dissenion, dissenssion, Eisenson. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dissension" (pronounced di'se"nshun) |
| 6 | -s e" n sh u n | ascension, condescension. |
| 5 | -e" n sh u n | apprehension, attention, comprehension, contention, convention, detention, dimension, extension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, invention, mention, misapprehension, pension, pretension, prevention, reinvention, retention, suspension, tension. |
| 4 | -n sh u n | expansion, mansion, overexpansion. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-i-n-n-o-s-s-s" | |
-1 letter: noisiness. | |
-2 letters: nosiness. | |
-3 letters: essoins, insides, iodines, iodises, ionised, ionises, osseins, seisins, session, sonnies. | |
-4 letters: diesis, disses, donsie, dosses, enosis, eosins, essoin, indies, inions, inside, iodine, iodins, iodise, ionise, isseis, niseis, noesis, noised, noises, onside, ossein, seisin, sinned, sondes, sonsie. | |
-5 letters: dines, donne, doses, eidos, eosin, indie, inion, inned, iodin, issei, neons, nides, nines, nisei. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-i-i-n-n-o-s-s-s" | |
+1 letter: dissensions, dissentions, distensions. | |
+3 letters: dimensionless, dispensations, insidiousness, invidiousness. | |
+4 letters: disjointedness, disseminations, indigenousness, libidinousness, ordinarinesses. | |
+5 letters: antidepressions, confidingnesses, disinfestations, industriousness, injudiciousness, insidiousnesses, invidiousnesses, sensationalised. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 73 65 6E 73 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... ... . -. ... .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01110011 01100101 01101110 01110011 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s s e n s i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0073 0065 006E 0073 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38758585718085758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Speeches 7. Usage Frequency 8. Names: Derived from | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Bible Trace 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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