5
thwarting(noun, verb, watchful, opposing, defending)
4
balky
4
disinclined(averse, unwilling, reluctant)
3
balk
3
frustrating(noun, adjective, watchful, opposing, defending)
3
halting(noun, verb, hesitating)
3
hesitating(verb, slow, shy, averse, unwilling)
2
backward(slow, shy, averse, unwilling, reluctant)
2
barring(noun, verb)
2
baulking(noun, verb)
2
blocking(noun, verb)
2
check
2
checking(noun, watchful, opposing, defending, protective)
2
delaying(noun, verb, hesitating)
2
foiling(noun, verb, watchful, opposing, defending)
2
frustration
2
hampering(noun, verb)
2
impeding(noun, verb)
2
loath(slow, shy, averse, unwilling, reluctant)
2
prevention
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