| droop(verb, depress, dishearten, dismay, dispirit) |
| foil(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| halt(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| interfere(verb, stop, hold, check, keep) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| lower(verb, upset, dull, reduce, dismiss) |
| monish |
| oppose(verb, stop, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| prostrate(verb, depress, dishearten, dismay, dejection) |
| slow(verb, stop, upset, dull, reduce) |
| try(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| balk(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| beat down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, dull) |
| blunt |
| bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| browbeat(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate) |
| choke(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) |