5
disagreement(noun, trouble, dispute, dislike, conflict)
5
drag(noun, hindrance, scraping)
5
fight(noun, support, check, attack, spirit)
5
guard(noun, cover, position, care, shield)
5
hostility(noun, action, trouble, dispute, dislike)
5
impenetrability(noun, protection, security, rigidity, hardness)
5
reaction(counteraction, repercussion)
5
renitence(noun, act, resist, protection, endurance)
5
repression(noun, opposition, counteraction)
5
repugnance(noun, action, dislike, struggle, disagreement)
5
resistivity
5
retardation(noun, conflict, opposition, obstruction, fighting)
5
shield(noun, support, cover, check, position)
5
support(noun, cover, check, fight, struggle)
5
warding off(noun, expression, opposition, fighting, impermeability)
4
Maquis
4
backlash(noun, reaction, repercussion)
4
clashing(noun, dislike, conflict, disagreement, hatred)
4
collision
4
contumacy
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