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interference(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement, opposition)
8
discordance(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
8
disharmony(noun, conflict, disagreement, hostility, discord)
8
antipathy(noun, dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred)
8
dissent(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
8
enmity(noun, dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred)
8
incompatibility(noun, conflict, disagreement, hostility, tension)
8
rivalry(noun, trouble, dislike, conflict, disagreement)
7
argument(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
7
contrariety(noun, dislike, disagreement, hatred, resentment)
7
counteraction(noun, support, conflict, disagreement, opposition)
7
disaccord(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
7
dissidence(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
7
erosion(noun, deterioration, contact, abrasion, rubbing)
7
fretting(noun, contact, stew, abrasion, rubbing)
7
quarrel(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
7
tension(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
6
bad blood(noun, expression, dislike, conflict, disagreement)
6
collision(noun, conflict, counteraction, discordance)
6
controversy(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
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