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controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

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falling out collapse

apologia collapse

warfare collapse

rivalry collapse

apologetics collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

tiff collapse

squabble collapse

altercation collapse

spat collapse: a young oyster or other bivalve; a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles; spawn; "oysters spat"; engage in a brief and petty quarrel; strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"; become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"; come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"

hurrah collapse: a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah"; shout `hurrah!'

wrangling collapse

vendetta collapse: a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other

litigation collapse: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

misunderstanding collapse

dissidence collapse: disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

dissonance collapse: disagreeable sounds

logomachy collapse: argument about words or the meaning of words

disunion collapse: the termination or destruction of union

strife collapse: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

discrepancy collapse: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"; an event that departs from expectations

imbroglio collapse: a very embarrassing misunderstanding; an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

wrangle collapse: herd and care for; "wrangle horses"

polemic collapse: a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); of or involving dispute or controversy

dissension collapse

disharmony collapse: a lack of harmony

variance collapse: an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"; the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

rhubarb collapse: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous

donnybrook collapse

ruckus collapse

rumpus collapse: cause a disturbance

friction collapse: effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure; the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

fracas collapse

enmity collapse

disparity collapse: inequality or difference in some respect

tussle collapse

apology collapse: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

inequality collapse: lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor"

set to collapse

negation collapse: (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false; the speech act of negating; a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

fighting collapse

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