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dissidente

dissident

noun dees-SEE-den-teh Rare

Origin: Latin dissidentem, present participle of dissidere (to disagree)

Usage Note

Dissidente is both a noun and an adjective; as a noun it is epicene — il dissidente (m) / la dissidente (f) — so context or the article indicates gender. It typically describes someone who publicly opposes an authoritarian regime. The plural is dissidenti.

Examples

"Il dissidente fu arrestato senza motivo."

Natural Translation

The dissident was arrested without reason.

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