| negativism(noun, action, split, struggle, division) | |
| nonconformity(noun, disagreement, opposition, protest, discord) | |
| obduracy(noun, stubbornness, noncooperation) | |
| obstacle(noun, hindrance) | |
| obstructing | |
| ohmic resistance(noun, expression, idiom) | |
| opposite | |
| oppositeness | |
| opposure(noun, action, split, struggle, division) | |
| oppugnancy(noun, action, dislike, split, struggle) | |
| outbreak | |
| partisan | |
| partisans | |
| quarrel(noun, trouble, dispute, conflict, disagreement) | |
| repellency(noun, unwillingness) | |
| repercussion | |
| response(noun, defense, reaction, repercussion) | |
| retort(noun, defense, furnace) | |
| rising(revolt, disobedience, rebellion) | |
| scraping(noun, contact, friction, abrasion, rubbing) |
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