7
put-down(noun, cut, censure, insult, reprimand)
7
withstand(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
6
brush-off(noun, check, failure, insult, snub)
6
brush aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
6
challenge(noun, verb, oppose, opposition)
6
contemn(verb, charge, reject, disregard, dismiss)
6
disapprove(verb, charge, decline, reject, disregard)
6
disclaim(verb, cut, decline, reject, disregard)
6
dissent(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw, ignore)
6
fight(noun, verb, support, cut, separate)
6
fight off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, resist)
6
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, decline)
6
parry(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject)
6
push back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
6
put down(verb, expression, cut, check, decline)
6
rebound(noun, verb, recoil)
6
renunciation(noun, snub, ban, disapproval, rejection)
6
reprimand(noun, verb, charge, criticize, scorn)
6
repulsion(noun, opposition, hatred, snub, ban)
6
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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