2
ruling out(expression, ban, exclusion, proscription)
2
stubbornness
2
turn-down
1
abjurement
1
abstinence(noun, surrender, rejection, denial, repudiation)
1
act of declining(expression, idiom)
1
admonishment(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
admonition(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
affliction(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
backwardness
1
battle(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting)
1
bawling-out(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
berating(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
blame(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
blockade(noun, prohibition)
1
blocking(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting)
1
bone(disagreement, opposition, protest, resistance, dissension)
1
bone of contention(expression, idiom, disagreement, opposition, protest)
1
bone to pick(noun, expression, idiom, disagreement, opposition)
1
boycott(discharge, bar, separation, rejection, veto)
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