variance (n.)
- alienation
- antagonism
- apostasy
- argument
- argumentation
- change
- conflict
- contention
- contradiction
- contrariety
- contrast
- controversy
- debate
- departure
- deviation
- difference
- difficulty
- disagreement
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- discord
- discordance
- discrepancy
- discreteness
- disharmony
- disparity
- dispute
- dissatisfaction
- dissension
- dissent
- dissidence
- dissimilarity
- dissonance
- distinction
- distinctness
- disunion
- disunity
- divergence
- divergency
- diversity
- division
- faction
- fluctuation
- heterogeneity
- incompatibility
- incongruity
- inconsistency
- inequality
- inharmoniousness
- misunderstanding
- mixture
- negation
- nonconformity
- odds
- opposition
- otherness
- polarization
- quarrel
- recusancy
- rejection
- repudiation
- repugnance
- rift
- schism
- secession
- separateness
- separation
- severing
- strife
- underground
- unlikeness
- unorthodoxy
- variation
- variegation
- variety
- withdrawal