3
hairsplitting(noun, clinkers, vendetta, kick-up, nitpicking)
3
misunderstanding(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
polemic(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
3
question
3
rhubarb(noun, fight, dispute, speech, disagreement)
3
rivalry(noun, trouble, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
3
set-to(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
3
struggle(noun, trouble, bother, dispute, conflict)
3
trouble(noun, activity, bother, excitement, fight)
3
war
2
animosity(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
2
antagonism(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
2
backbiting(noun, infighting, squabbling)
2
bad blood(noun, expression, trouble, dispute, conflict)
2
blowup(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
2
bone of contention(expression, idiom, fight, dispute, speech)
2
bone to pick(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, fight)
2
bother(noun, activity, trouble, excitement, anxiety)
2
brannigan(noun, fight, dispute, speech, disagreement)
2
brush(noun, fight, dispute, speech, disagreement)
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