5
polemics(noun, reasoning, contention)
5
set-to(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, challenge)
5
variance(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
5
war(noun, action, fight, dispute, struggle)
5
words(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
4
arguing
4
bone of contention(noun, expression, idiom, fight, dispute)
4
broil(noun, activity, action, trouble, bother)
4
combat(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
4
competition(noun, trouble, dispute, challenge, struggle)
4
disharmony(disagreement, discord)
4
enmity(dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel, disputation)
4
faction(trouble, dispute, conflict, disagreement, opposition)
4
falling out(noun, expression, fight, dispute, split)
4
ruckus(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
4
scene(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
3
Mimpathy(noun, communication, empathy, psychology)
3
bicker(noun, conflict, discussion)
3
brush(noun, fight, dispute, challenge, speech)
3
confusion(noun, bother, excitement, issue, stir)
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