4
fuss(noun, trouble, dispute, conflict, match)
4
hassle(noun, trouble, run, dispute, rush)
4
row(noun, dispute, challenge, match, contest)
4
scrimmage(noun, match, contest, round, bout)
4
unfriendliness(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
3
run-in(dispute, disagreement, discord, disputation)
3
trial(noun, meet, challenge, struggle, match)
3
disunity(noun, trouble, dispute, struggle, conflict)
3
adversary(noun, rival, opponent, favorite, competitor)
3
affray(noun, trouble, dispute, challenge, conflict)
3
animus(noun, dislike, disagreement, hatred, resentment)
3
combat(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
3
contradistinction(noun, action, dislike, split, struggle)
3
enmity(noun, dispute, dislike, struggle, conflict)
3
fracas(noun, fight, match, contest, round)
3
obstruction(noun, action, struggle, disagreement, hostility)
3
quarrel(noun, trouble, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
3
rancor(noun, dislike, disagreement, hatred, resentment)
3
skirmish(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
3
tussle(noun, run, rush, match, contest)
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