41
disagreement(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, difficulty)
37
argument(noun, activity, trouble, bother, concern)
34
dispute(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
30
debate(noun, verb, trouble, fight, dispute)
25
contention(noun, trouble, event, concern, fight)
24
quarrel(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
21
squabble(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
20
conflict(noun, trouble, bother, fight, dispute)
17
altercation(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
16
strife(noun, trouble, event, fight, dispute)
15
difference(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, difficulty)
15
dissension(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, anxiety)
14
discussion(noun, dispute, difficulty, issue, challenge)
14
feud(noun, fight, dispute, split, speech)
14
fight(noun, activity, trouble, event, bother)
14
wrangle(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
13
disparity(noun, difference, mismatch, dissemblance)
12
discrepancy(noun, difference, mismatch, dissemblance)
12
row(noun, activity, bother, excitement, fight)
11
discord(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, anxiety)
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