Dispute
Friction
Friction noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: there was friction between the two sides of the family
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- contest and dispute
- contest and friction
- conflict and dispute
- conflict and friction
- argument and dispute
- argument and friction
- row and dispute
- row and friction
- variance and dispute
- variance and friction
- disagreement and dispute
- disagreement and friction
- difference and dispute
- difference and friction
How words are described
| considerable | considerable dispute | considerable friction |
| romantic | romantic dispute | romantic friction |
| constant | constant dispute | constant friction |
| serious | serious dispute | serious friction |
| Other adjectives: internal, political, minor, jurisdictional, much-publicized. | ||
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