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encounter(noun, action, event, fight, dispute)
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antipathy(noun, dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred)
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discussion(noun, position, dispute, difficulty, reason)
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hassle(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
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opinion(noun, verb, position, claim, argument)
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warfare(noun, state, action, trouble, event)
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argumentation(noun, dispute, reason, view, idea)
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confrontation(noun, state, action, fight, dispute)
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contestation(noun, position, line, conflict, claim)
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disaccord(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
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disceptation(noun, reasoning)
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polemic(noun, dispute, reason, speech, case)
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resistance(noun, action, fight, dislike, struggle)
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spat(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
7
tension(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
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tiff(noun, fight, dispute, speech, conflict)
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allegation(noun, position, claim, argument, statement)
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animosity(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, dislike)
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avowal(noun, position, claim, argument, statement)
6
belief(noun, position, claim, argument, notion)
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