3
antagonism(noun, push, fight, violence, hostility)
3
crossness(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
3
enmity(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
3
mettle(noun, attack, power, spirit, fight)
3
petulance(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
3
resentment(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
3
spirit(noun, attack, power, fight, dash)
3
temper(noun, passion, fit, anger, rage)
3
unfriendliness(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
3
warpath(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
abhorrence(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
animosity(noun, fight, violence, opposition, hatred)
2
animus(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
antipathy(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
aversion(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
backbone(noun, attack, power, spirit, fight)
2
bad humor(noun, expression, passion, fit, temper)
2
bitterness(noun, violence, opposition, hatred, hostility)
2
cantankerousness(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
2
dander(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
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