4
reject(verb, stop, cut, oppose, restrain)
3
bar(verb, reject, refuse, hinder, impede)
3
disfavour(noun, verb)
3
foil(defeat, distress, hindrance, perplex, unsettle)
3
frown upon(verb, phrasal verb, like)
3
hold no brief for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
3
not go for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
3
perplex(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
take a dim view of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
3
take exception to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
3
thwart(defeat, distress, hindrance, throw, unsettle)
3
trouble(verb, upset, dull, get, bother)
2
agitate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
bewilder(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
blame(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, censure)
2
censure(noun, verb, reject, oppose, slight)
2
checkmate(defeat, distress, perplex, unsettle, vex)
2
chill(verb, stop, upset, check, disturb)
2
count me out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
2
cripple(upset, depress, hindrance, extinguish, dishearten)
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