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discord
collapse
strife resulting from a lack of agreement
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
lack of agreement or harmony
related words >
Bedlam let loose
,
Discordia
,
Eris
,
animosity
,
antagonism
,
antipathy
,
argumentation
,
bedlam
,
blast
,
bobbery
,
brawl
,
brouhaha
,
cacophony
,
charivari
,
chirm
,
clamor
,
clangor
,
clap
,
clash
,
clashing
,
clatter
,
coarseness
,
collision
,
commotion
,
conflict
,
contention
,
contradiction
,
controversy
,
cracked voice
,
difference
,
din
,
disaccord
,
disaccordance
,
disaffinity
,
disagree
,
disagreement
,
discordance
,
discordancy
,
discrepancy
,
disharmony
,
disparity
,
dissension
,
dissent
,
dissidence
,
dissonance
,
disunion
,
disunity
,
divergence
,
diversity
,
divide
,
division
,
donnybrook
,
drunken brawl
,
dryness
,
dustup
,
enmity
,
faction
,
flap
,
fracas
,
free-for-all
,
friction
,
gruffness
,
gutturalism
,
gutturality
,
gutturalness
,
harshness
,
hell broke loose
,
hoarseness
,
hostility
,
howl
,
hubbub
,
hue and cry
,
hullabaloo
,
huskiness
,
inaccordance
,
incompatibility
,
incompatibleness
,
incongruity
,
inconsistency
,
inconsonance
,
inequality
,
inharmoniousness
,
inharmony
,
jangle
,
jar
,
jarring
,
loud noise
,
mischief
,
mismatch
,
negation
,
noise
,
noise and shouting
,
noncooperation
,
open conflict
,
opposition
,
oppugnancy
,
outcry
,
pandemonium
,
polarization
,
racket
,
rancor
,
raspiness
,
rattle
,
raucity
,
repugnance
,
rhubarb
,
roar
,
roughness
,
row
,
rub
,
ruckus
,
ruction
,
rudeness
,
rumble
,
rumpus
,
scrapiness
,
scratchiness
,
shindy
,
shivaree
,
stertorousness
,
strained relations
,
strife
,
tension
,
thickness
,
throatiness
,
thunder
,
thunderclap
,
tintamarre
,
tumult
,
ugliness
,
uncongeniality
,
unharmoniousness
,
unpleasantness
,
uproar
,
variance
,
vary
antagonism
collapse
(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
related words >
abhorrence
,
abomination
,
aggression
,
aggressiveness
,
allergy
,
animosity
,
animus
,
annulling
,
antipathy
,
antithesis
,
argumentation
,
aversion
,
backlash
,
bad blood
,
bellicism
,
bellicosity
,
belligerence
,
belligerency
,
chauvinism
,
clash
,
clashing
,
cold sweat
,
collision
,
combativeness
,
competition
,
con
,
conflict
,
confrontation
,
confutation
,
contention
,
contentiousness
,
contradiction
,
contradistinction
,
contraindication
,
contraposition
,
contrariety
,
contrariness
,
contrast
,
controversy
,
counteraction
,
counterposition
,
counterworking
,
crankiness
,
creeping flesh
,
cross-purposes
,
crotchetiness
,
despitefulness
,
difference
,
disaccord
,
disaccordance
,
disagreement
,
discord
,
discordance
,
discordancy
,
discrepancy
,
disgust
,
disharmony
,
disparity
,
dissension
,
dissent
,
dissidence
,
dissonance
,
disunion
,
disunity
,
divergence
,
diversity
,
enmity
,
faction
,
ferocity
,
fierceness
,
fight
,
fractiousness
,
friction
,
hate
,
hatred
,
horror
,
hostility
,
inaccordance
,
incongruity
,
inconsistency
,
inequality
,
inimicalness
,
interference
,
jarring
,
jingoism
,
kick
,
loathing
,
malevolence
,
malice
,
malignity
,
martialism
,
militancy
,
militarism
,
mortal horror
,
nausea
,
negation
,
negativeness
,
nonconformity
,
noncooperation
,
nullification
,
obstinacy
,
oppositeness
,
opposition
,
opposure
,
oppugnance
,
oppugnancy
,
perverseness
,
perversity
,
polarity
,
pugnaciousness
,
pugnacity
,
quarrelsomeness
,
rancor
,
reaction
,
recalcitrance
,
recoil
,
refractoriness
,
renitency
,
repercussion
,
repugnance
,
repulsion
,
resistance
,
revolt
,
rivalry
,
saber rattling
,
showdown
,
shuddering
,
spite
,
spitefulness
,
strife
,
swimming upstream
,
truculence
,
uncooperativeness
,
unfriendliness
,
unharmoniousness
,
unpeacefulness
,
variance
,
vying
,
warmongering
,
warpath
,
withstanding
casuistry
collapse
moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
related words >
Christian ethics
,
Stoicism
,
aesthetics
,
altruistic ethics
,
apologetics
,
apologia
,
apology
,
apparent soundness
,
aretaics
,
argument
,
argumentation
,
axiology
,
bicker
,
bickering
,
categorical imperative
,
circularity
,
comparative ethics
,
contention
,
controversy
,
cosmology
,
crossed fingers
,
deception
,
deceptiveness
,
defense
,
delusion
,
deontology
,
disingenuousness
,
disputation
,
dispute
,
distortion
,
egoistic ethics
,
empiricism
,
emptiness
,
epistemology
,
equivocalness
,
equivocation
,
ethical formalism
,
ethical philosophy
,
ethics
,
ethology
,
ethonomics
,
eudaemonics
,
evasive reasoning
,
evolutionism
,
fallaciousness
,
fallacy
,
first philosophy
,
flyting
,
gnosiology
,
golden rule
,
hassle
,
hedonism
,
hollow mockery
,
hollowness
,
hubbub
,
insincerity
,
intuitionism
,
jesuitism
,
jesuitry
,
litigation
,
logic
,
logomachy
,
mental philosophy
,
metaphysics
,
misapplication
,
mockery
,
moral philosophy
,
mystification
,
obfuscation
,
obscurantism
,
ontology
,
oversubtlety
,
paper war
,
passage of arms
,
perfectionism
,
perversion
,
phenomenology
,
philosophastry
,
philosophic doctrine
,
philosophic system
,
philosophic theory
,
philosophical inquiry
,
philosophical speculation
,
philosophism
,
philosophy
,
plausibility
,
plausibleness
,
polemic
,
polemics
,
rationalization
,
rhubarb
,
school of philosophy
,
school of thought
,
science of being
,
set-to
,
situation ethics
,
sophism
,
sophistical reasoning
,
sophistication
,
sophistry
,
special pleading
,
speciosity
,
specious reasoning
,
speciousness
,
spuriousness
,
subtlety
,
theory of beauty
,
theory of knowledge
,
tongue in cheek
,
uncandidness
,
uncandor
,
unfrankness
,
utilitarianism
,
value theory
,
verbal engagement
,
vicious circle
,
vicious reasoning
,
war of words
,
wrangling
bickering
collapse
related words >
Kilkenny cats
,
aflicker
,
aggressive
,
aggressiveness
,
altercation
,
apologetics
,
apologia
,
apology
,
argument
,
argumentation
,
bellicose
,
bellicosity
,
belligerence
,
belligerent
,
bicker
,
blinking
,
boggling
,
captious
,
captiousness
,
casuistry
,
cat-and-dog life
,
caviling
,
chicane
,
chicanery
,
choplogic
,
combat
,
combative
,
combativeness
,
conflict
,
contention
,
contentiousness
,
contest
,
contestation
,
controversy
,
cut and thrust
,
dancing
,
debate
,
defense
,
disputation
,
disputatious
,
dispute
,
dissension
,
dissent
,
dissidence
,
divisive
,
dodging
,
embroilment
,
enmity
,
equivocation
,
equivocatory
,
eristic
,
evasion
,
evasive
,
faction
,
factional
,
factious
,
factiousness
,
fencing
,
fighting
,
flak
,
flashing
,
flickering
,
flickery
,
flicky
,
fluttering
,
fluttery
,
flyting
,
hairsplitting
,
hassle
,
hedging
,
hostility
,
hubbub
,
infighting
,
irascibility
,
irascible
,
irritability
,
irritable
,
lambent
,
litigation
,
litigious
,
litigiousness
,
logic-chopping
,
logomachy
,
nit-picking
,
paltering
,
paper war
,
parrying
,
partisan
,
partisan spirit
,
partisanship
,
passage of arms
,
pettifoggery
,
petty
,
picayune
,
playing
,
polarizing
,
polemic
,
polemics
,
prevarication
,
pugnacious
,
pugnacity
,
pussyfooting
,
quarrel
,
quarreling
,
quarrelsome
,
quarrelsomeness
,
quibbling
,
quivering
,
quivery
,
rhubarb
,
row
,
run-in
,
scrapping
,
set-to
,
shifting
,
shrewish
,
shrewishness
,
shuffling
,
sidestepping
,
spat
,
squabble
,
squabbling
,
strife
,
stroboscopic
,
struggle
,
subterfuge
,
tergiversation
,
trichoschistic
,
trichoschistism
,
trifling
,
trivial
,
verbal engagement
,
war
,
war of words
,
warfare
,
wavering
,
wavery
,
words
,
wrangle
,
wrangling
hostility
collapse
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"
the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
a state of deep-seated ill-will
related words >
Kilkenny cats
,
abhorrence
,
abomination
,
action
,
aggression
,
aggressiveness
,
allergy
,
altercation
,
animosity
,
animus
,
antagonism
,
anteposition
,
antipathy
,
antithesis
,
argument
,
aversion
,
bad blood
,
bad feeling
,
bellicism
,
bellicosity
,
belligerence
,
belligerency
,
bickering
,
bloodshed
,
cat-and-dog life
,
chauvinism
,
clash
,
clashing
,
cold sweat
,
collision
,
combat
,
combativeness
,
competition
,
conflict
,
confrontation
,
confrontment
,
contention
,
contentiousness
,
contest
,
contestation
,
contradiction
,
contradistinction
,
contraindication
,
contraposition
,
contrariety
,
contrariness
,
contrast
,
controversy
,
counterposition
,
creeping flesh
,
cross-purposes
,
cut and thrust
,
debate
,
despitefulness
,
disaccord
,
disaffinity
,
disagreement
,
discrepancy
,
disgust
,
disputation
,
dispute
,
dissension
,
enmity
,
ferocity
,
fierceness
,
fight
,
fighting
,
fractiousness
,
friction
,
hard feelings
,
hardheartedness
,
hate
,
hatred
,
horror
,
hostilities
,
ill will
,
immediate dislike
,
inconsistency
,
inimicalness
,
jingoism
,
litigation
,
loathing
,
logomachy
,
malevolence
,
malice
,
malignity
,
martialism
,
militancy
,
militarism
,
mortal horror
,
nausea
,
negativeness
,
noncooperation
,
obstinacy
,
opposing
,
oppositeness
,
opposition
,
opposure
,
oppugnance
,
oppugnancy
,
paper war
,
personality conflict
,
perverseness
,
perversity
,
polar opposition
,
polarity
,
polarization
,
polemic
,
posing against
,
pugnaciousness
,
pugnacity
,
quarrel
,
quarreling
,
quarrelsomeness
,
rancor
,
recalcitrance
,
refractoriness
,
repugnance
,
repulsion
,
rivalry
,
saber rattling
,
scrapping
,
showdown
,
shuddering
,
spite
,
spitefulness
,
squabbling
,
state of war
,
strife
,
struggle
,
truculence
,
uncooperativeness
,
unfriendliness
,
unpeacefulness
,
vying
,
war
,
war of words
,
warfare
,
warmongering
,
warpath
,
words
,
wrangling
hassle
collapse
disorderly fighting
related words >
ado
,
agonize
,
altercation
,
anarchy
,
apologetics
,
apologia
,
apology
,
argue
,
argufy
,
argument
,
argumentation
,
bandy words
,
barney
,
battle
,
beef
,
bicker
,
bickering
,
bother
,
brawl
,
broil
,
brouhaha
,
buffet
,
bug
,
bump heads
,
carp at
,
casuistry
,
cavil
,
chaos
,
choplogic
,
clamor
,
commotion
,
confusion
,
contend
,
contention
,
contest
,
controversy
,
cross swords
,
cut and thrust
,
defense
,
discept
,
disputation
,
dispute
,
disturbance
,
donnybrook
,
donnybrook fair
,
dustup
,
embroilment
,
endeavor
,
essay
,
fabulous formless darkness
,
fight
,
flyting
,
foofaraw
,
foul-up
,
fracas
,
free-for-all
,
fret at
,
fuss
,
fuss at
,
give and take
,
grunt and sweat
,
have it out
,
helter-skelter
,
henpeck
,
hubbub
,
huff and puff
,
hurly-burly
,
join issue
,
knock-down-and-drag-out
,
license
,
litigation
,
lock horns
,
logomachize
,
logomachy
,
make a row
,
melee
,
miff
,
misrule
,
mix-up
,
moot
,
morass
,
muddle
,
nag
,
nibble at
,
niggle
,
paper war
,
passage of arms
,
peck at
,
pell-mell
,
pester
,
pettifog
,
pick at
,
pick on
,
plead
,
polemic
,
polemicize
,
polemics
,
polemize
,
pother
,
quibble
,
racket
,
rampage
,
rhubarb
,
riot
,
rough-and-tumble
,
roughhouse
,
row
,
ruckus
,
ruction
,
rumpus
,
run-in
,
scramble
,
scrap
,
screw-up
,
scuffle
,
set-to
,
shindy
,
snafu
,
spar
,
squabble
,
stir
,
strive
,
striving
,
struggle
,
take sides
,
thrash out
,
to-do
,
trial
,
trouble
,
try
,
try conclusions
,
tumult
,
turmoil
,
tussle
,
undertaking
,
uproar
,
verbal engagement
,
war of words
,
whirl
,
wrangle
,
wrangling
,
wrestle
,
yap at
contradiction
collapse
the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
related words >
abjuration
,
abjurement
,
abrogation
,
absolute contradiction
,
annulment
,
answer
,
antagonism
,
antipathy
,
antithesis
,
argumentation
,
backlash
,
bucking
,
challenge
,
chucking
,
chucking out
,
clashing
,
collision
,
complete answer
,
conflict
,
confounding
,
confrontation
,
confutation
,
contempt
,
contention
,
contradistinction
,
contraindication
,
contraposition
,
contrariety
,
contrary assertion
,
contrast
,
contravention
,
contraversion
,
controversion
,
controversy
,
counteraction
,
countering
,
counterposition
,
counterworking
,
crankiness
,
cross-purposes
,
crosscurrent
,
crossing
,
crotchetiness
,
declination
,
declining
,
demolition
,
denial
,
despisal
,
despising
,
difference
,
disaccord
,
disaccordance
,
disaffirmation
,
disagreement
,
disallowance
,
disapproval
,
disavowal
,
discard
,
disclaimer
,
disclamation
,
discord
,
discordance
,
discordancy
,
discounting
,
discrediting
,
discrepancy
,
disharmony
,
dismissal
,
disownment
,
disparity
,
disproof
,
disregard
,
dissension
,
dissent
,
dissidence
,
dissonance
,
disunion
,
disunity
,
divergence
,
diversity
,
effective rejoinder
,
exception
,
exclusion
,
faction
,
forswearing
,
friction
,
gainsaying
,
head wind
,
hostility
,
ignoring
,
impugnation
,
impugnment
,
inaccordance
,
inconsistency
,
inequality
,
inimicalness
,
interference
,
jarring
,
kick
,
negation
,
nonacceptance
,
nonapproval
,
nonconformity
,
nonconsideration
,
nullification
,
opposing
,
oppositeness
,
opposition
,
opposure
,
oppugnance
,
oppugnancy
,
oppugnation
,
overthrow
,
overthrowal
,
passing by
,
perverseness
,
perversity
,
polarity
,
putting away
,
putting out
,
reaction
,
rebuff
,
rebutment
,
rebuttal
,
recalcitrance
,
recantation
,
recoil
,
refusal
,
refutal
,
refutation
,
rejection
,
renitency
,
renouncement
,
renunciation
,
repercussion
,
repudiation
,
repugnance
,
repulse
,
resistance
,
retractation
,
retraction
,
revocation
,
revolt
,
scouting
,
showdown
,
spurning
,
squelch
,
standing against
,
subversion
,
swimming upstream
,
throwing out
,
traversal
,
turning out
,
undercurrent
,
undermining
,
unharmoniousness
,
upset
,
upsetting
,
variance
disaccord
collapse
related words >
agree to disagree
,
agreement to disagree
,
alienation
,
antagonism
,
antipathy
,
apostasy
,
argumentation
,
bad blood
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be at variance
,
be distinct
,
be distinguished
,
break
,
break off
,
clash
,
clash with
,
clashing
,
collide
,
collision
,
competition
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
contradict
,
contradiction
,
contrariety
,
contrariness
,
contrast
,
contrast with
,
controversy
,
counter
,
counter-culture
,
cross-purposes
,
depart from
,
departure
,
deviate from
,
deviation
,
differ
,
differ in opinion
,
difference
,
disaccord with
,
disaccordance
,
disagree
,
disagree with
,
disagreement
,
disapprobation
,
disapproval
,
disconformity
,
discongruity
,
discord
,
discordance
,
discordancy
,
discrepancy
,
discreteness
,
disharmony
,
disparity
,
dissatisfaction
,
dissension
,
dissent
,
dissentience
,
dissidence
,
dissimilarity
,
dissonance
,
distinction
,
distinctness
,
disunion
,
disunity
,
divaricate from
,
diverge
,
diverge from
,
divergence
,
divergency
,
diversity
,
divide
,
dropping out
,
enmity
,
estrangement
,
faction
,
far cry
,
fractiousness
,
friction
,
heterogeneity
,
hold opposite views
,
hostility
,
inaccordance
,
incompatibility
,
incongruity
,
inconsistency
,
inconsonance
,
inequality
,
inharmoniousness
,
inharmony
,
inimicalness
,
irreconcilability
,
jangle
,
jar
,
jar with
,
jarring
,
jostle
,
minority opinion
,
mismatch
,
mismate
,
misunderstand one another
,
mixture
,
negate
,
negation
,
negativeness
,
nonagreement
,
nonassent
,
noncompliance
,
nonconcurrence
,
nonconformance
,
nonconformism
,
nonconformity
,
nonconsent
,
noncooperation
,
nonobservance
,
not accord with
,
not get along
,
not square with
,
object
,
obstinacy
,
odds
,
opposition
,
oppugnancy
,
originality
,
otherness
,
perverseness
,
protest
,
pull different ways
,
recalcitrance
,
recusance
,
recusancy
,
refractoriness
,
rejection
,
repudiation
,
repugnance
,
rivalry
,
ruffled feelings
,
secession
,
separateness
,
stand apart
,
stand over against
,
strained relations
,
unconformity
,
uncooperativeness
,
underground
,
unharmoniousness
,
unlikeness
,
unorthodoxy
,
variance
,
variation
,
variegation
,
variety
,
vary
,
vying
,
withdrawal
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