8
disputing(verb, disagreeing, contending, quarreling)
7
disputation
6
bickering(noun, verb, disagreeing, contending)
6
contending(verb, disagreeing, contending)
6
contention
6
contestation
6
disceptation
5
argument
5
controversy
5
debating(verb, conversing)
5
quarreling(verb, adjective, contending)
5
tilt
4
clashing(verb, disagreeing, contending)
4
defending(verb, defending, contending)
4
discussing(verb, conversing)
4
opposing(verb, adjective, disagreeing, defending, contending)
4
quarrelling(noun, verb, adjective)
4
squabbling(noun, verb)
3
antagonizing(verb, disagreeing, contending)
3
brawling(verb, contending)
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