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dissension (s) (noun), dissensions (pl)
A difference of opinion, a quarrel, or a dispute: There was a lot of dissension which included derogatory accusations by the two politicians who were running for mayor of the city.

Dissension is said to be the difference between the man who knows it all and the other man who knows it all OR it’s an argumentative debate to which one can contribute either light or heat, but not both.

—Anonymous

It is one of the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive.

—C.W. Leadbeater
Violent quarreling or wrangling and discord.
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dissension, dissensions
Opinions that are not in agreement with each other or disputes about issues which can result in arguing or quarreling. (1)
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