Đồng nghĩa của bone of contention

difference difficulty hurdle obstacle altercation apple of discord argument beef conflict controversy debate disagreement dispute grounds for war issue matter at hand point in question problem sore point sticking point tender spot live issue knotty problem sensitive issue tricky problem pass the parcel hot potato

deal-breaker sticking point stumbling block barrier deadlock hindrance impasse impediment obstacle obstruction snag hurdle handicap drawback hitch bar difficulty catch problem complication disadvantage restriction limitation hiccup facer fly in the ointment spanner in the works monkey wrench in the works block deterrent trammel stop encumbrance balk restraint baulk defect weakness pitfall let drag clog fetter interference manacle crimp shackles cramp chain inhibition embarrassment holdback setback blockage barricade catch-22 check curb hazard preventive cumber pale burden impedance hamper cumbrance monkey wrench blockade bump hang-up hampering disincentive inconvenience millstone baggage albatross hardship ball and chain glitch booby trap jam-up uphill mountain to climb gridlock interruption joker rub issue discouragement delay holdup stone in one's path road block stumbling stone disbenefit complaint

sore point bone to pick point of contention hurdle difficulty difference obstacle tender spot dispute argument issue disagreement apple of discord beef point in question sticking point controversy debate matter at hand problem altercation grounds for war conflict

cause celebre hot potato talk of the town uproar affair celebrated case controversial case controversial issue controversy debate fuss grist for the gossip mill matter of the moment moot point political football rumour rumor scandal topic of the day war of words

problem dispute clash conflict disagreement argument discord feud conflict of interest friction misunderstanding objection peeve quarrel row squabble beef dissension turf war difference of opinion falling-out altercation run-in wrangle contention fight controversy debate spat bickering scrap set-to hassle tiff donnybrook bicker brawl words wrangling bone to pick strife disputation contretemps rhubarb barney argumentation kickup face-off bust-up imbroglio rammy afters shouting match fuss ding-dong argle-bargle argy-bargy dissent brush blowup exchange go shindy slanging match cross fire battle royal war of words bone contest combat war confrontation warfare discussion dust-up arguing broil fracas miff disaccord squabbling discourse dissidence quarrelling flap disunity difference rumpus polemic scene flak brannigan dustup knock down and drag out static back-and-forth quarreling flare-up verbal fight ruction romp falling out stew ruckus disturbance hubbub sparring contestation commotion brouhaha powwow uproar conversation bagarre shindig verbal sparring fireworks exchange of views squall refuting rebutting irreconcilable difference competition rivalry struggle battle dogfight sweepstakes tug-of-war sweep-stake duel match grapple opposition protest discordance resistance defiance dissention nonconformism disapproval demur remonstrance nonconformity rebellion dissonance disharmony discordancy nonagreement insubordination division inharmony disunion schism variance nonconcurrence ball game denial split infighting refusal clinker misbelief sour note lack of agreement gainstriving belligerency gainstrife ruck acrimonious exchange embroilment collieshangie rumble threap bit of argy-bargy tussle tangle bunfight affray stand-up tracasseries tracasserie rupture difficulty breach antagonism tumult separation estrangement skirmish trouble passage of arms ill feeling alienation rift disaffection hostility encounter clashing fray divisiveness bad blood faction scrape free-for-all feuding dissensus divorce firestorm bad vibes upset yike antipathy passage at arms tension fighting vendetta scuffle fisticuffs sedition gulf enmity angry exchange insurrection bad feeling break disjunction severance clamour partition chasm detachment agitation divergence acrimony parting contrariety clamor turbulence petty quarrel isolation scrimmage punch-up disparity unharmoniousness scrum scandal ugliness whirl turmoil try melee incompatibility upheaval clash of views break-up scission parting of the ways talking-to riot rough-and-tumble knock-down-drag-out disorder crossed wires blow-off mutiny unrest inharmoniousness dissonancy factionalism backbiting resentment conflict of opinion bitterness internal strife power struggle doubt niggle counter-argument bother opposing views brush-off jar quarrelsomeness sectarianism unorthodoxy dispeace independence discontent knock-down drag-out ill will animosity lack of concord biffo dust catfight complaint divergency disconnection disjuncture breakup divided loyalties contradiction polarity unpleasantness dichotomy trichotomy contrast incongruity lack of consistency paradox

issue matter subject topic concern point question affair case controversy dispute situation business circumstance contention argument goings-on matter in question matter of contention point at issue point in question point of departure proceeding puzzle talking point theme thing can of worms item occasion subject matter problem football hot potato discussion thesis text field content focus motif essence concept motive proposition thread gist thought resolution division area keynote proposal idea motion material leitmotif theorem head substance moot point matter at hand matter in hand field of inquiry principal object field of reference area under discussion consideration core detail particular element aspect thrust drift specific meaning burden sense feature meat tenor crux respect event object fact particularity bottom line information direction message import view significance opinion nub statement pith heart marrow stuff kernel nucleus nitty-gritty root centerpiece piece of information score pivot sum net bull's-eye nubbin centrepiece plot heart of the matter meat and potatoes name of the game summary factor premise trope storyline facet characteristic nicety datum title study position strain part news line scenario undertaking signification regard portion query viewpoint purport bearing main point center basis principle focal point centre line of reasoning enigma salient point main idea punch line point of contention nuts and bolts ideas chapter class intention denotation intent reference debate minutia through-line relation connection mystery transaction precis abstract synopsis story article report account strand melody phrase quintessence enquiry grievance inquiry complication component state blurb entity keystone outline attribute form body cornerstone mainspring talk main theme upshot central idea short central theme force spirit soul specialization specialisation fine point important point basic idea defining characteristic standard essential feature policy line linchpin essential element perspective ingredient info technicality angle data general picture nature of the beast sum and substance long and short focus of attention contents subject of thought category slant trait specification point of view research topic itemized information gen dope low-down general meaning theory dissertation major hypothesis essential point central point supposition moral relevance happening occurrence experience incident action sequence kicker assumption presumption surmise interest quandary predicament challenge episode eventuality phenomenon interlude adventure brass tacks notion belief postulation most important fact vocabulary to-do jam quagmire conundrum pickle catch-22 dilemma hitch puzzlement hole mire catch stumper pitfall snag train of thought postulate hanky-panky carrying on set of circumstances context lexicon posit contestation apriorism presupposition sentiment pointer deets circumstantial instance story line full meaning full text frame of reference contextual relationship line of argument

score grievance dispute grudge reckoning resentment complaint injustice wrong injury turf war axe to grind bone to pick crow to pluck

question doubt uncertainty challenge controversy debate objection problem argument complaint confusion demurral dubiousness protest remonstrance concern contention demur dispute dubiety exception expostulation fuss misgiving reservation anxiety demurrer difficulty hesitation remonstration stink question mark issue query kick

problematical debatable unpredictable arguable between rock and hard place between sixes and sevens betwixt and between borderline chancy contestable contested disputable doubtful dubious exceptionable iffy in dispute moot mootable open to question problematic questionable the jury's out touch and go uncertain undecided unsettled up for discussion controversial contentious vague unsure unclear undetermined inconclusive unresolved unconfirmed unknown controvertible negotiable subject to debate doubtable perplexing puzzling open to debate issuable riddling in doubt open to doubt unestablished up in the air a moot point a controversial subject on ice a live issue not yet established a matter of opinion on the back burner equivocal ambiguous indefinite indeterminate dodgy dubitable open disputed indistinct suspect pending indecisive cryptic enigmatic obscure speculative nebulous confused hazy ambivalent in the balance unreliable vexed undependable inexact in limbo open to discussion fishy mysterious yet to be decided open to argument unsound imprecise arcane abstruse untrustworthy enigmatical inexplicit undefined clouded dicey suspicious confusing hairy paradoxical conjectural flimsy weak occult in question contended unproven unconcluded ill-defined unsupported spurious up for grabs shady queer inscrutable mixed shaky at issue unfounded tenuous tentative unforeseeable incalculable mystic hot-button unsubstantiated vacillating unascertained misleading gray grey irresolute wavering indistinguishable equivocating contingent hesitant suppositious opaque double-edged unanswered Delphic not definite open for discussion marginal debated unverified disputatious polemical unfinished delicate groundless unreasonable polemic unintelligible difficult assumed ongoing awkward provocative apocryphal gnomic suppositive shadowy presumed murky unsolved hypothetical clear as mud torn blurred on the fence neither fish nor fowl clear as dishwater in no man's land waffling to be decided neither one thing nor the other blowing hot and cold a debatable point hinky outstanding argumentative unclassifiable scrappy quarrelsome up to the individual insecure unlikely hidden deep elliptical unsubstantial ungrounded peripheral frontier bordering dual dark elliptic undisclosed risky fuzzy sub judice critical in contention thorny ticklish sticky knotty taxing fuliginous concealed at risk far from certain precarious sketchy to be won or lost baseless unwarranted blear twofold polysemous polysemic polysemantic touch-and-go untested ill-founded multivocal not yet settled not reliable not dependable troublesome fractious tricky unjustifiable unjustified unattested uncorroborated yet to be settled hanging by a thread on thin ice unfixed pendent double not validated much debated open to suspicion in a state of limbo open-ended not decided in a state of uncertainty foundationless without basis invalid nonvalid without foundation ignored neglected two-edged oracular unquestioned unnoticed unrefuted unchallenged divisive sensitive fluctuating contradictory conflicting not backed up by evidence emotive tendentious unconvincing unproved hesitating debateable unprovable clashing warring opposing conflicted muddled opposed unsatisfying unsatisfactory inadequate resolving nothing lacking incomplete unfateful deficient uneventful proving nothing hot notorious heated wishy-washy neutral uncommitted impartial hemming and hawing divided noncommittal of two minds running hot and cold hedging your bets in the middle not sure hard to believe in two minds leaving matters open in a quandary in a dilemma muffled theoretical intangible indiscernible under discussion left hanging not obvious elusive academic under examination suppositional supposed on the horns of a dilemma still open to question still open to doubt under advisement putative imagined academical conjectured theoretic notional unreal imaginary concocted conditional conjecturable refutable presupposed provisory guessed made up presumptive casual assumptive stochastic proposed pretending postulated

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