| hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep, reduce) |
| obviate(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| perplex(verb, upset, disturb, shock, agitate) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, check, reduce, reject) |
| quiet(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain) |
| talk out of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| trouble(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| upset(verb, dull, reduce, disturb, worry) |
| vex(verb, depress, deter, disconcert, dishearten) |
| weaken(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| afflict(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| arrest(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| avert(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |
| block(noun, verb, stop, hold, check) |
| bully(verb, depress, fear, deter, intimidate) |
| confuse(verb, depress, deter, disconcert, dishearten) |
| deflect(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, repel) |
| disconcert(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry) |