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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bitterness of feeling |
| Synonyms: | acrimony, anger, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bad chemistry, bad feeling, bad vibes, bad will, bitterness, disaccord, dislike, distrust, enmity, hard feelings, hatred, hostility, ill will, ill-disposedness, malevolence, malice, mutual hostility, nastiness, odium, oppugnancy, oppugnation, personality conflict, rancor, resentment, unfriendliness, venom |
| Main Entry: | antipathy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong dislike, disgust |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, allergy, animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, avoidance, bad blood, contrariety, distaste, dyspathy, enmity, escape, eschewal, evasion, hate, hatred, hostility, ill will, incompatibility, loathing, opposition, rancor, repellency, repugnance, repulsion |
| Antonyms: | admiration, appreciation, approval, esteem, honor, like, liking, love, rapport, regard, respect, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, discord |
| Synonyms: | affray, animosity, antagonism, bad blood, brush, competition, concours, contention, contest, dance, difference, disaccord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, divided loyalties, faction, factionalism, flap, fray, friction, fuss, hassle, hostility, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, strife, variance |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, concord, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | enmity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hatred, animosity |
| Synonyms: | acrimony, alienation, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bitterness, daggers, detestation, dislike, hate, hostility, ill will, loathing, malevolence, malice, malignancy, malignity, rancor, spite, spleen, uncordiality, unfriendliness, venom |
| Antonyms: | affinity, fellowship, friendship, good will, kindness, love |
| Main Entry: | feud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major argument; estrangement |
| Synonyms: | altercation, bad blood, bickering, broil, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, faction, falling out, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in, squabble, strife, vendetta |
| Antonyms: | agreement, comradeship, friendship |
| Main Entry: | friction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | animosity, antagonism, bad blood, bad feeling, bickering, bone to pick, conflict, counteraction, discontent, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, faction, factionalism, flak, hassle, hatred, hostility, impedance, incompatibility, interference, opposition, quarrel, resentment, resistance, rivalry, row*, ruckus*, rumpus, set-to, sour note, strife, trouble, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | agreement, harmony, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grudge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard feelings |
| Synonyms: | animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bitterness, bone to pick, dislike, enmity, grievance, hate, hatred, ill will, injury, injustice, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, peeve, pet peeve, pique, rancor, resentment, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom |
| Antonyms: | favor, forgiveness, good will |
| Main Entry: | hostility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | antagonism, meanness |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, aggression, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bellicosity, belligerence, bitterness, detestation, disaffection, enmity, estrangement, grudge, hatred, ill will, inimicality, malevolence, malice, opposition, rancor, resentment, spite, spleen, unfriendliness, venom, virulence, war, warpath |
| Antonyms: | agreeableness, friendliness, friendship, gentleness, kindness, niceness |
| Main Entry: | ill will |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bitter feeling |
| Synonyms: | acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bad blood, bad will, bitterness, blame, despite, dislike, enmity, envy, feud, grudge, hard feelings, hate, hatred, hatred; hard feelings, hostility, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, no love lost, no love lost, objection, rancor, resentment, spite, spitefulness, spleen, unfriendliness, venom |
| Antonyms: | friendliness, friendship, good feelings, good will, liking, loving |
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