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inconsistency(noun, break, change, agree, conflict)
15
argument(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, difficulty)
14
contention(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
14
gap(noun, break, cut, agree, crack)
14
misunderstanding(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
13
division(noun, break, fight, dispute, split)
13
controversy(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, difficulty)
13
discordance(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
13
dissent(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
13
incongruity(noun, change, agree, dislike, conflict)
13
unlikeness(noun, characteristic, change, condition, division)
12
contrariety(noun, characteristic, change, dislike, conflict)
12
strife(noun, state, break, trouble, fight)
11
alteration(noun, characteristic, change, shift, opposition)
11
change(noun, characteristic, break, change, shade)
11
discrimination(noun, understanding, taste, division, link)
10
aberration(noun, characteristic, change, shift, opposition)
10
clash(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
10
departure(noun, characteristic, change, note, opposition)
10
disaccord(noun, state, dispute, struggle, conflict)
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