11
nonconformity(noun, dispute, belief, disagreement, doubt)
11
resist(verb, disturb, oppose, rise, fight)
10
challenge(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, dislike)
10
discordance(noun, state, dispute, belief, conflict)
10
divide(noun, verb, break, change, oppose)
10
objection(noun, challenge, disagreement, question, opposition)
10
quarrel(noun, verb, trouble, oppose, fight)
10
refuse(verb, decline, reject, oppose, dismiss)
10
strife(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
9
argue(verb, oppose, fight, object, resist)
9
complain(verb, oppose, criticize, fight, dislike)
9
disunity(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
9
refusal(noun, disagreement, opposition, responsibility, rebuff)
8
denial(noun, disagreement, doubt, opposition, uncertainty)
8
friction(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
8
heresy(noun, dispute, disagreement, opposition, breach)
8
resistance(noun, disagreement, opposition, discord, disapproval)
8
schism(noun, state, break, dispute, split)
7
defiance(noun, disagreement, agitation, rebuff, snub)
7
disapproval(noun, challenge, disagreement, opposition, rebuff)
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