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  • 81contention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of contending Nouns 1. (act of contending) contention, strife, contest, contestation, altercation, infighting; struggle; belligerency, pugnacity, combativeness (see irascibility); competition,… …

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  • 82Contention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contention contention strife Sgm: N 1 contest contest contestation Sgm: N 1 struggle struggle Sgm: N 1 belligerency belligerency Sgm: N 1 opposition opposition …

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  • 83Enmity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Enmity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 enmity enmity hostility Sgm: N 1 unfriendliness unfriendliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 discord discord &c. 713 Sgm: N 1 bitterness bitterness rancor …

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  • 84Hate — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hate >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hate hate hatred vials of hate GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disaffection disaffection disfavor Sgm: N 2 alienation alienation estrangement coolness Sgm …

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  • 85loggerhead — 1580s, stupid person, blockhead, perhaps from dialectal logger heavy block of wood + head (n.). Later it meant a thick headed iron tool (1680s), a type of cannon shot, a type of turtle (1650s). Loggerheads fighting, fisticuffs is from 1670s, but… …

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  • 86log·ger·heads — /ˈlɑːgɚˌhɛdz/ noun at loggerheads : in a state of strong disagreement The two nations are at loggerheads (with each other) over agricultural issues …

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  • 87at odds — {adj. phr.} In conflict or disagreement; opposed. * /The boy and girl were married a week after they met and soon found themselves at odds about religion./ Compare: AT LOGGERHEADS …

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  • 88loggerhead — See: AT LOGGERHEADS …

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  • 89at odds — {adj. phr.} In conflict or disagreement; opposed. * /The boy and girl were married a week after they met and soon found themselves at odds about religion./ Compare: AT LOGGERHEADS …

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  • 90loggerhead — See: AT LOGGERHEADS …

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