असहमति (asahamti)

noun A formal, single-sense noun meaning 'disagreement' or 'dissent' -- built from the negative prefix अ (a) plus सहमति (sahamti, 'agreement').
Sense 1 : disagreement, dissent
noun, feminine
Synonyms: मतभेद (matbhed), विरोध (virodh, stronger, 'opposition')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is a word you will hear on the news or in office meetings more than at the dinner table -- for everyday pushback, people usually just say मुझे नहीं लगता (mujhe nahiin lagtaa, 'I don't think so') or मैं सहमत नहीं हूँ (main sahmat nahiin hoon, 'I don't agree'). असहमति (asahamti) itself has a slightly formal, almost bureaucratic flavor, pairing naturally with जताना (jataanaa, 'to express') in written Hindi and news reports.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for विरोध (virodh) when they mean a milder disagreement -- विरोध (virodh) suggests active opposition or protest, while असहमति (asahamti) is the calmer, more formal 'I don't agree' used in meetings, debates, and written statements. 2) The verb pairing is असहमति जताना (asahamti jataanaa, 'to express disagreement') or असहमति होना (asahamti honaa, 'to have a disagreement'), not a direct verb of its own -- learners sometimes try to verb it directly.
Sample Sentences:
उन्होंने प्रस्ताव पर अपनी असहमति जताई। He expressed his disagreement with the proposal.
(unhonne prastaav par apnii asahamti jataaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
समिति के कई सदस्यों ने इस फैसले पर असहमति जताई है। Several members of the committee have expressed disagreement with this decision.
(samiti ke kaii sadasyon ne is phaisle par asahamti jataaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
विपक्ष ने नए कानून पर अपनी असहमति दर्ज कराई। The opposition registered its disagreement over the new law.
(vipaksh ne nae kaanoon par apnii asahamti darj karaaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर आपको इस बिंदु पर असहमति है, तो कृपया लिखित में बताएँ। If you have a disagreement on this point, please state it in writing.
(agar aapko is bindu par asahamti hai, to kripyaa likhit men bataaen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बैठक में असहमति के बावजूद अंततः सर्वसम्मति बन गई। Despite the disagreement in the meeting, a consensus eventually emerged.
(baithak men asahamti ke baavjood anttah sarvsammti ban gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
रिपोर्ट में उनकी असहमति को स्पष्ट रूप से दर्ज किया गया था। Their disagreement was clearly recorded in the report.
(riport men unkii asahamti ko spasht roop se darj kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
क्या आप इस मुद्दे पर अपनी असहमति जताना चाहेंगे? Would you like to express your disagreement on this issue?
(kyaa aap is mudde par apnii asahamti jataanaa chaahenge?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे कोई असहमति होती, तो वह चुप नहीं रहता। If he had had any disagreement, he would not have stayed silent.
(agar use koii asahamti hotii, to vah chup nahiin rahtaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
पत्रकारों ने सरकार की नीति पर व्यापक असहमति की खबर दी। Journalists reported widespread disagreement over the government's policy.
(patrkaaron ne sarkaar kii niiti par vyaapak asahamti kii khabar dii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
टीम के भीतर असहमति होना कोई असामान्य बात नहीं है। Disagreement within the team is not an unusual thing.
(tiim ke bhiitar asahamti honaa koii asaamaany baat nahiin hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): असहमति (asahamti)
(sg.f.oblique): असहमति (asahamti)
(pl.f.direct): असहमतिएँ (asahamtien)
(pl.f.oblique): असहमतिओं (asahamtion)