| inhibition(noun, opposition, counteraction) | |
| malevolence(noun, enmity) | |
| malice(noun, enmity) | |
| obstinacy(noun, opposition) | |
| protest(noun, opposition, contention) | |
| reaction(noun, strength, vigor, heat, service) | |
| ruckus(noun, dispute, informal, conflict, disagreement) | |
| scrubbing(noun, adjective, chafing) | |
| spitefulness(noun, enmity) | |
| unfriendliness(noun, enmity) | |
| wear(noun, clean, use, stroke, deterioration) | |
| abrading | |
| alienation(noun, enmity) | |
| altercation(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split) | |
| bitterness(noun, dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred) | |
| bone to pick(noun, expression, idiom, conflict, disagreement) | |
| challenge(noun, opposition) | |
| check(support, opposition, resistance, fighting, impermeability) | |
| clang | |
| clangor |
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