4
repudiation(noun, disagreement, doubt, uncertainty, negative)
4
repulse(noun, rebuff, snub, disapproval, rejection)
4
revolt(noun, verb, disturb, rise, fight)
4
say no(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reject)
4
spat(noun, verb, trouble, oppose, fight)
4
stand(verb, contend)
4
stickle(verb, oppose, conflict, disagree, rebel)
4
stubbornness(noun, defiance)
4
take exception(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, protest)
4
turndown(noun, rebuff, snub, disapproval, rejection)
4
war(noun, verb, state, oppose, fight)
3
affront(noun, verb, defy, defiance)
3
antagonize(verb, conflict, disagree, contend)
3
averseness
3
beg off(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
3
breach(noun, break, fight, dispute, split)
3
break with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disturb, oppose)
3
collision(noun, discordance)
3
confrontation(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
3
contest(noun, verb, trouble, oppose, fight)
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