15
wet blanket(noun, expression, idiom, person, hindrance)
11
killjoy(noun, hindrance, spoilsport)
8
check(noun, curb, restraint, hindrance, safeguard)
7
impediment(noun, control, curb, restraint, caution)
7
obstruction(noun, control, curb, restraint, hindrance)
7
stop(noun, hindrance, barrier)
7
drag(noun, hindrance, killjoy, spoilsport)
7
muffler(noun, mute)
7
obstacle(noun, curb, restraint, caution, hindrance)
6
arrest(restraint, restriction, barrier)
6
deterrent(noun, curb, restraint, caution, hindrance)
6
hindrance(noun, control, curb, restraint, caution)
5
brake(noun, check, device, hindrance)
5
constraint(noun, control, curb, restraint, caution)
5
damp(adjective, cloud, shroud)
5
dampener
5
pall(noun, gloom, cloud, shroud)
5
restraint(noun, control, curb, caution, hindrance)
5
spoilsport(noun, killjoy)
4
clog(noun, hindrance, impediment, discouragement)
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