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dissident

/ˈdɪsɪdənt/noun

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असंतुष्ट, विद्रोही, सरकार का विरोधी

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noun
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    a person who strongly disagrees with and criticizes their government, especially in a country where this is dangerous

    असंतुष्ट, विद्रोही, सरकार का विरोधी

    • Many dissidents were jailed under the military regime.
    • The dissident writer was forced to leave her country after criticising the ruler.
    • The dissident was arrested after publishing a critical article.
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    • Dissidents often have to live abroad.
    • Writers and dissidents were silenced by the old regime.
    • He became a dissident after opposing the party's policy.

    Synonyms dissenter rebel protester nonconformist objector

    Opposite supporter loyalist conformist follower

adjective
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    [usually before noun]

    disagreeing with official views, especially those of a government or a party

    असहमत, विरोधी

    • dissident members of the party
    • The dissident group left the party after a bitter argument over the election ticket.
    • A dissident faction demanded a change in leadership.
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    • Dissident voices in the party were silenced.
    • Dissident students handed out leaflets outside the gate.
    • The dissident group refused to attend the meeting.

    Synonyms dissenting rebellious nonconformist opposing

    Opposite loyal conforming orthodox

◇Word family
dissidence noundissent noun, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

dis·si·dent

Double s (not 'disident' or 'dissedent').

दो s ('disident' या 'dissedent' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the disagree words together: dissident (opposing a government, often in danger), dissenter (disagreeing with an official view), rebel (fighting against authority), nonconformist (not following accepted ways).

असहमति के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: dissident (सरकार का विरोध, प्रायः खतरे में), dissenter (आधिकारिक राय से असहमत), rebel (सत्ता के विरुद्ध लड़ने वाला), nonconformist (स्वीकृत तरीकों का पालन न करने वाला)।