3
refuted(verb, adjective, confuted)
2
braved(verb, confronted)
2
abnegated(verb, adjective, confuted)
2
abrogated(verb, adjective, confuted)
2
affronted(verb, defied)
2
called
2
countered(verb, opposed, defied)
2
crossed(verb, opposed, defied)
2
disagreed(verb, opposed, disagreed)
2
disavowed(verb, adjective, confuted)
2
disproved(verb, adjective, confuted)
2
encountered(verb, confronted)
2
faced(verb, defied, confronted)
2
impugned
2
inquired(verb, questioned)
2
interfered(verb, opposed, counteracted)
2
invalidated(verb, adjective, confuted)
2
meddled(verb, opposed, counteracted)
2
negated(verb, confuted)
2
provoked
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