4
warfare(noun, trouble, conflict, discord)
4
word(noun, conflict, discussion)
4
wrangling(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
3
bone of contention(noun, expression, idiom, fight, dispute)
3
commotion(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
3
disputation(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, difference)
3
dissidence(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
3
dustup(noun, fight, dispute, speech, disagreement)
3
embroilment(noun, fight, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
3
engagement(noun, action, fight, dispute, challenge)
3
go(noun, fight, dispute, informal, challenge)
3
misunderstanding(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
3
riot(noun, action, trouble, excitement, fight)
3
rumpus(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
3
scuffle(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
skirmish(noun, action, fight, dispute, challenge)
3
squabbling(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
vendetta(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
2
animosity(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
2
antagonism(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
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