8
breach(verb, break, disregard, oppose, fail)
8
clash(counteraction, come between)
8
conflict
7
disaffirm(verb, break, check, decline, reject)
7
go against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, check)
7
hinder(verb, break, check, disregard, oppose)
6
disclaim(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
6
encroach(verb, break, disregard, oppose, agreement)
6
flout(verb, break, disregard, ignore, snub)
6
impugn(verb, break, check, disregard, oppose)
6
interfere(verb, break, disregard, block, delay)
6
negative(verb, check, decline, reject, oppose)
6
offend(verb, break, act, disregard, oppose)
6
overstep(verb, break, disregard, ignore, snub)
6
rebut(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
6
repudiate(verb, break, decline, reject, disregard)
6
thwart(verb, break, check, disregard, correct)
5
confront(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, reverse)
5
confute(verb, oppose, expose, counter, discredit)
5
countermand(verb, defy)
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