Meaning
to disagree
- to disagree or hold an opposing viewpoint, especially in formal discussions
In a sentence
Mi permetto di dissentire da questa analisi dei fatti.
I beg to disagree with this analysis of the facts.
Chiunque dissenta dalla linea ufficiale deve motivare la propria scelta.
Whoever disagrees with the official line must justify their choice.
I membri della commissione non hanno dissentito sulla proposta finale.
The commission members did not disagree on the final proposal.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dissentire | infinitive |
| dissento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissenti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissente | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissentiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissentite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissentivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dissentivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dissentiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dissentivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dissentivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dissentii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dissentisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dissentì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dissentimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dissentiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dissentirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dissentirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dissentirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dissentiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dissentirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dissenta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissenta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissenta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissentiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissentiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissentissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dissentissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dissentisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dissentissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dissentiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dissentirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissentiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissentirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissentiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissentireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissenti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dissentiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dissentite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dissentendo | gerund |
| dissentito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: avoid in casual talk where 'non essere d'accordo' is standard.
- Takes the preposition 'da': 'dissentire da qualcuno' or 'da una decisione'.
- Conjugated like 'sentire' (not with '-isc-'). Takes 'avere'.