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provoke(upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
3
reject(delay, avoid, disagree, defer)
3
repulse(upset, hurt, disturb, oppose)
3
set against(expression, phrasal verb, separate, opposition)
3
vie
3
work against(expression, phrasal verb, oppose, provoke)
2
acerbate(harm, annoy, provoke, excite)
2
affront(upset, hurt, disturb, oppose)
2
agitate(disturb, annoy, provoke, excite)
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argue(disagree, contend)
2
battle(stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
beat against(phrasal verb, counteraction)
2
boil(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
brawl(conflict, contend)
2
bristle(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
buck(stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
check(stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
combat(stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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conflict with(phrasal verb, counteraction)
2
countervail(stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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