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cross swords(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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defiance(noun, disagreement, question, opposition, test)
7
difficulty(noun, activity, break, trouble, bother)
7
disavow(verb, oppose, criticize, challenge, cross)
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disclaim(verb, oppose, delay, challenge, avoid)
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discredit(verb, challenge, doubt, question, hesitate)
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dissidence(noun, break, trouble, fight, split)
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distrust(verb, oppose, challenge, doubt, question)
7
have words(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, fight)
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litigation(noun, action, cause, reason, process)
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rebuff(noun, verb, cut, separate, cool)
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renounce(verb, delay, avoid, defer, postpone)
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run-in(noun, action, trouble, bother, fight)
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skirmish(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
7
suspect(verb, challenge, doubt, question, hesitate)
6
bone of contention(noun, expression, idiom, fight, difficulty)
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complain(verb, oppose, fight, resist, disagree)
6
contradiction(noun, disagreement, opposition, flaw, variance)
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contravene(verb, check, oppose, criticize, challenge)
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disunity(noun, trouble, fight, split, division)
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