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diversity(noun, difference, mismatch, dissemblance)
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inequality(noun, difference, mismatch, dissemblance)
10
disputation(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, storm)
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contest(noun, trouble, event, fight, dispute)
10
contrast(noun, difference, mismatch, dissemblance)
10
polemic(noun, dispute, speech, conflict, disagreement)
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spat(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, temper)
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tiff(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, temper)
9
struggle(noun, trouble, event, fight, dispute)
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contestation(noun, conflict)
8
difficulty(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
8
fuss(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
7
antagonism(noun, event, fight, dispute, split)
7
opposition(noun, event, fight, dispute, split)
7
wrangling(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
6
argumentation(noun, dispute, argument, debate, reasoning)
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brawl(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, challenge)
6
clash(noun, trouble, event, fight, dispute)
6
disceptation(noun, reasoning)
6
dissidence(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
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