| perverse(hostile, different, adverse, harmful, discordant) |
| punch(noun, prototype, engraving) |
| rejection(noun, rebuff, dissent, disapproval, veto) |
| shake the head(expression, idiom, refusal, negation) |
| unfriendly(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary, pessimistic) |
| unwilling(adjective, bad, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic) |
| against(adjective, bad, unfriendly, contradictory, obstructive) |
| active |
| adversary |
| annulling(adjective, bad, contradictory) |
| argumentative |
| ban(noun, verb, order, cut, decline) |
| banish |
| begrudge(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| break(verb, criticize, dispute, challenge, deny) |
| confound(verb, deny, discredit, contradict, invalidate) |
| confute(verb, oppose, deny, discredit, confound) |
| countercheck(verb, change, smooth, correct, right) |
| critical(adjective, difficult, trivial, disapproving, uncomplimentary) |
| cross(verb, adjective, oppose, correct, halt) |