3
litigiousness(noun, state, quality, conflict, contrary)
3
pugnaciousness(noun, attack, spirit, fight, conflict)
3
war(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
argumentativeness(noun, state, quality, fight, conflict)
2
conflict
2
scrappiness(noun, state, quality, conflict, argumentativeness)
2
unfriendliness(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
warpath(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
1
altercation
1
amplification
1
animosity(noun, fight, violence, opposition, hatred)
1
annoyance
1
argument
1
attack(noun, spirit, fight)
1
bickering
1
chauvinism
1
combat
1
contest
1
controversy
1
debate
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