6
detrition
6
difference(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
6
dissonance(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
6
grinding(noun, adjective, clean, stroke, contact)
6
irritation(noun, contact, abrasion, rubbing, lack of harmony)
6
rub(noun, clean, stroke, scrub, scour)
6
traction(noun, contact, abrasion, rubbing)
6
wearing away(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, contact)
5
agitation(noun, contact, abrasion, rubbing, lack of harmony)
5
bickering(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
5
faction(noun, state, trouble, conflict, disagreement)
5
grating(noun, contact, abrasion, rubbing)
5
hassle(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
5
resentment(noun, dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred)
5
row(noun, fight, dispute, informal, conflict)
5
variance(noun, state, trouble, fight, dispute)
5
wrangling(noun, trouble, conflict, disagreement, hostility)
4
clashing(noun, fight, dispute, dislike, split)
4
confrontation(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
4
contradiction(noun, disagreement, opposition, divergence)
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