32
frustrate(verb, stop, upset, close, end)
24
thwart(verb, stop, upset, check, ruin)
22
hinder(verb, stop, upset, check, disturb)
21
foil(noun, verb, stop, upset, check)
21
block(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
20
baffle(noun, verb, stop, upset, check)
20
bar(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
20
check(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
19
baulk(noun, verb)
18
hamper(verb, stop, upset, close, end)
16
prevent(verb, stop, keep, ruin, defeat)
15
handicap(noun, verb, check, block, delay)
14
disappoint(verb, stop, upset, ruin, fail)
14
impede(verb, stop, close, end, check)
13
defeat(noun, verb, stop, ruin, halt)
13
demur(verb, stop, quiet, reject, oppose)
13
hindrance
12
hesitate(verb, stop, check, withdraw, delay)
12
obstruct(verb, stop, close, quiet, end)
12
stop(noun, verb, close, end, ruin)
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