168 entries under discourage topic. ×
| panic(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| persuade not to(verb, expression, idiom, prevent) | |
| perturb(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| petrify(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| prick(verb, prevent, thwart) | |
| put a damper on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, check) | |
| rebuff(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| rebut(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) | |
| refuse(verb, stop, separate, restrain, prevent) | |
| reject(verb, separate, dismiss, prevent, resist) | |
| remonstrate(verb, prevent, thwart) | |
| scare away(expression, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| shock(upset, worry, agitate, scare) | |
| spook(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| startle(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| stiff(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| terrify(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| throw a wet blanket on(verb, expression, idiom, prevent) | |
| throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) | |
| throw off(verb, expression, prevent, thwart) |
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