| block(noun, hindrance) | |
| blockade(noun, hindrance) | |
| blockage(noun, hindrance) | |
| chafing(noun, contact, friction, abrasion, rubbing) | |
| challenge(noun, opposition) | |
| compensation | |
| contradiction(noun, opposition) | |
| counterattack(noun, action, split, struggle, division) | |
| defence | |
| dissidence(noun, disagreement, opposition, protest, contention) | |
| electrical resistance(noun, expression, idiom) | |
| enmity(noun, dislike, disagreement, opposition, hatred) | |
| grinding(noun, contact, friction, abrasion, rubbing) | |
| guerrilla(rebel, opponent, recreant, insurgent, protester) | |
| health(noun, sustainability) | |
| holding(noun, opposition, fighting, impermeability, invulnerability) | |
| imperviousness(noun, support, cover, check, resist) | |
| interruption(noun, hindrance) | |
| noncooperation(noun, stubbornness, unwillingness) | |
| obstructionism |
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