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detention(noun, imprisonment, custody, confinement, holding)
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disagreement(noun, hostility, separation, disaffection)
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disclaimer(rebuff, snub, ban, rejection, denial)
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dissent(rebuff, snub, rejection, denial, brushoff)
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hold(noun, control, command, caution, constraint)
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negation(rebuff, snub, rejection, denial, brushoff)
2
nix(rebuff, snub, ban, rejection, denial)
2
nonacceptance(rebuff, snub, ban, rejection, denial)
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noncompliance(rebuff, snub, ban, rejection, denial)
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omission(noun, slip, lapse, error, blunder)
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omitting(adjective, out, slighting, overlooking)
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rejection(rebuff, snub, denial, brushoff)
2
repudiation(noun, slip, rebuff, snub, breach)
2
withholding tax(noun, expression, idiom)
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alienation(noun, hostility, separation, disaffection)
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apprehension(delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody, confinement)
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arrestation(delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody, confinement)
1
ban(rebuff, snub, rejection, denial, exclusion)
1
blank(noun, slip, breach, lapse, failing)
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blocking(noun, obstructive, anti)
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