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ambiguity(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
2
animadversion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
annoy(oppose, harass, fuss, complain, tease)
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argufy(dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle, carp)
2
asperse(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
aspersion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
attack(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
2
bad press(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
2
bandy words
2
beat around the bush(expression, idiom, shift, escape, lie)
2
bitch(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
2
blame(noun, verb, charge, start, criticize)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, escape, lie)
2
bully(verb, harass, tease)
2
catch at straws(expression, idiom, wrangle, carp, waffle)
2
caviling(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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challenge(dislike, object, doubt, opposition, protest)
2
chide(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
cloud the issue(expression, idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
contend(disagree, differ, wrangle)
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