4
jostling(noun, verb, discord)
4
penetrating(adjective, harsh, shrill)
4
scraping(adjective, shrill)
4
screeching(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
4
startling
4
stirring(verb, agitating)
4
stridulous(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
4
surprising
4
uncongenial(adjective, inappropriate, antagonistic, unsuitable, conflicting)
4
uneven(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
4
unsettling(adjective, trembling, shaking, vibrating, jolting)
3
at odds(expression, adjective, idiom, harsh, contrary)
3
cacophonic(adjective, discordant, raucous, unharmonious, unmusical)
3
difference(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
different(adjective, conflicting, discordant, strident, incongruous)
3
differing(adjective, discordant)
3
disaccord
3
disagreeing(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
3
disquieting(verb, agitating)
3
dissent(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
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