dissentary

dissent |diˈsent|verb [ intrans. ]hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously,commonly, or officially expressed : two members dissented from themajority | [as adj. ] ( dissenting) there were only a couple of dissenting voices.• separate from an established or orthodox church because of doctrinal disagreement.nounthe expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held : there was no dissent from this view.• (also Dissent) refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox church; nonconformity.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin dissentire ‘differ in sentiment.’

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commentary |ˈkämənˌterē|noun ( pl. -taries)the expression of opinions or explanations about an event or situation :an editorial commentary | narrative overlaid with commentary.• opinion, either written or spoken.• a descriptive spoken account (esp. on radio or television) of an event or a performance as it happens.• a set of explanatory or critical notes on a text : a commentary on the Old Testament.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin commentarius,commentarium (adjective, used as a noun), from commentari, frequentative of comminisci ‘devise.’

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dysentery |ˈdisənˌterē|nouninfection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces. • bacterial dysentery is caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella and can also spread by contact (seeamebic dysentery , shigella ).DERIVATIVESdysenteric |ˌdisənˈterik| adjectiveORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French dissenterie, or viaLatin from Greek dusenteria, from dusenteros ‘afflicted in the bowels,’ from dus- ‘bad’ + entera ‘bowels.’