| trial balloon | |
| unorthodoxy(disagreement, opposition, protest, resistance, dissension) | |
| variance(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement, opposition) | |
| verbal fight(expression, fight, dispute, disagreement, exchange) | |
| vexed question | |
| apple | |
| barney(noun, fight, dispute, disagreement, quarrel) | |
| battle(dispute, disagreement, disputation) | |
| belligerency(dispute, disagreement, disputation) | |
| brand | |
| broil(noun, conflict, disagreement, disturbance, argument) | |
| brouhaha(noun, conflict, disagreement, disturbance, argument) | |
| casus | |
| celebrated case(noun, expression, difficulty, debate, controversy) | |
| combat(dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel, disputation) | |
| combativeness | |
| commotion(noun, conflict, disagreement, disturbance, argument) | |
| competition(dispute, disagreement, disputation) | |
| confrontation(dispute, argument, quarrel) | |
| contest(dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel, disputation) |
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