1
banning(verb, dissuading)
1
barricading(verb, defending)
1
buffering(verb, defending)
1
chilling(verb, dissuading)
1
circumventing(verb, avoiding)
1
counterattacking(verb, defending)
1
countering(verb, defending)
1
covering(verb, defending)
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dampening(verb, dissuading)
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daunting(verb, dissuading)
1
declining(verb, avoiding)
1
defensive(adjective, watchful, protective)
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depressing(verb, dissuading)
1
derailing(verb, dissuading)
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deviating
1
disheartening(verb, dissuading)
1
disinclining(verb, dissuading)
1
ducking(verb, avoiding)
1
escaping(verb, avoiding)
1
eschewing
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