brouhaha, furor, furore, uproar, kerfuffle, hullabaloo, imbroglio, firestorm, controversary, flap, hubbub, debate, ruckus, scandal, dustup, tempest, hoopla, criticism, outcry, hullaballoo, outrage, fiasco, dispute, squabble, acrimony, disagreement, rumpus, tiff, ire, contretemps, confusion, saga, feud, wrangles, hysteria, fracas, debacle, backlash, dissension, maelstrom, speculation, consternation, disquiet, fuss, rancor, rift, buzz, commotion, discord, tensions, troubles, frenzy, animosity, tumult, flak, quarrel, misgivings, infighting, strife, embarrassment, tussle, uncertainty, revelations, issue, turmoil, slanging match, publicity, angst, spats, discussion, ado, unhappiness, unpleasantness, scrutiny, objections, discontent, rumors, fury, accusations, bickering, allegations, polemics, contentiousness, quandary, friction, impropriety, misunderstanding, concerns, negativity, schism, snafu, scepticism, blowup, dilemma, grumbling, unease, hot potato, resentment, suspicions, fallout, hype, ructions, controversies, debates, polemic, contentions, disagreements, contention, disputation, disputes, discussions, dissent, contest, interest, work, anarchy, arrival, disease, excitement, glottis, habit, happiness, illness, inquiry, joy, laughter, note, progress, protest, retina, satan, virtue, 3-3

sparring

., arbitral, charged, contentious, controversial, controversialist, controversially, disputant, embattled, eristic, fence-sitter, firestorm, focus, nativistic, noncontentious, noncontroversial, polemic, polemical, polemically, polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize, provocative, uncontroversial, uncontroversially

conflict, difference, difference of opinion

arguing, argument, contestation, tilt