24
refute(verb, upset, break, reduce, reject)
20
disprove(verb, upset, break, reduce, consider)
17
rebut(verb, upset, break, reduce, consider)
15
contradict(verb, upset, break, oppose, challenge)
15
controvert(verb, upset, break, reduce, consider)
13
dispute(verb, consider, oppose, challenge, expose)
13
negate(verb, upset, break, oppose, challenge)
12
deny(verb, oppose, challenge, doubt, question)
10
invalidate(verb, upset, break, oppose, deny)
8
belie(verb, oppose, deny, discredit, prove)
8
break(verb, upset, reduce, cause, ruin)
8
confound(verb, upset, break, reduce, ruin)
8
oppose(verb, consider, expose, deliberate, counter)
7
contend(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
7
contest(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
7
debate(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, expose)
7
defeat(verb, upset, break, deny, expose)
7
overthrow(verb, oppose, expose, counter, discredit)
6
contravene(verb, oppose, expose, counter, discredit)
6
demolish(verb, break, oppose, expose, counter)
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