5
diverting(verb, dissuading)
4
aversion
4
avoiding(verb, avoiding)
4
preventing(verb, dissuading)
4
shunning(verb, avoiding)
3
barring(verb, defending, dissuading)
3
defending(verb, alert, watchful, opposing, defending)
3
deflecting(verb, dissuading)
3
deterring(verb, dissuading)
3
forestalling(verb, anticipation, watchful, opposing, defending)
2
abstaining(verb, avoiding)
2
antipathy
2
bypassing(verb, avoiding)
2
checking(verb, alert, watchful, opposing, defending)
2
discouraging(verb, dissuading)
2
dissuading(verb, dissuading)
2
dodging(verb, avoiding)
2
eluding(verb, avoiding)
2
evading(verb, avoiding)
2
fending(verb, defending)
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