2
repudiating(verb, disagreeing)
2
scrupling
2
scrupulous
2
shrinking(noun, adjective, dislike, challenge, disagreement)
2
vacillate
1
adverse
1
afraid(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
1
against(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
1
against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, forced, averse)
1
antagonizes
1
arguing(verb, disagreeing)
1
balking
1
bashful
1
begrudging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
1
bickering(verb, disagreeing)
1
cavil(dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition, protest)
1
censure(dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition, protest)
1
challenge(dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition, protest)
1
clashing(verb, disagreeing)
1
colliding(verb, disagreeing)
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