| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| twis | ⇆ altercate; ⇆ altercation; ⇆ bicker; ⇆ brawl; ⇆ broil; ⇆ contention; ⇆ contest; ⇆ dispute; ⇆ dissidence; ⇆ feud; ⇆ fight; ⇆ fray; ⇆ haggle; ⇆ jangle; ⇆ pique; ⇆ quarrel; ⇆ rout; ⇆ row; ⇆ ruction; ⇆ ruffle; ⇆ squabble; ⇆ strife; ⇆ wrangle; ⇆ wrangling |
| betwis | ⇆ challenge; ⇆ contend; ⇆ contest; ⇆ controvert; ⇆ debate; ⇆ dispute; ⇆ disputed; ⇆ impeach |
| burgertwis | ⇆ civil strife |
| getwis | ⇆ broil; ⇆ controversy |
| redetwis | ⇆ argue; ⇆ contest; ⇆ debate; ⇆ disputation; ⇆ dispute; ⇆ pettifog; ⇆ spar; ⇆ wrangle |
| twisappel | ⇆ apple of discord; ⇆ bone of contention |
| twisgeding | ⇆ disputation |
| twisgeskryf | ⇆ controversial writings; ⇆ controversy; ⇆ polemic |
| twisgesprek | ⇆ debate |
| twispunt | ⇆ controversy |
| twisrede | ⇆ disputation |
| twisredenaar | ⇆ controversialist |
| twissaak | ⇆ disputed case |
| twissiek | ⇆ contentious; ⇆ controversial; ⇆ disputatious; ⇆ disputative; ⇆ fault‐finding; ⇆ fractious; ⇆ quarrelsome; ⇆ shrewish |
| twisterigheid | ⇆ fractiousness |
| twisvraag | ⇆ controversial question |
| woordetwis | ⇆ passage of arms; ⇆ passage at arms |