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disillusion(noun, verb, upset, fail, deceive)
2
disillusionment(noun, disappointment, letdown, sill, disenchantment)
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dismiss(verb, reject, refuse, deny, disregard)
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disobey(verb, ignore, refuse, defy, violate)
2
dissatisfaction(noun, disappointment, disquiet, embarrassment, humiliation)
2
dissatisfy(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
2
double(avoid, deceive, hide, escape, conceal)
2
draw up(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
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drop anchor(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
duck(verb, stop, ruin, start, withdraw)
2
dumbfound(verb, upset, fail, confuse, deceive)
2
embarrass(verb, defeat, block, curb, distress)
2
faze(verb, stop, beat, halt, curb)
2
fetter(verb, check, block, delay, curb)
2
flummox(baffle, throw, puzzle, stun, stump)
2
foiling
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forbid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
foul up(verb, expression, stop, disturb, ruin)
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get around(verb, expression, stop, decline, halt)
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get in the way(verb, expression, idiom, check, block)
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