174 entries under deter topic. ×

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impede(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
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repel(verb, stop, upset, reject, disregard)
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cow(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
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divert(verb, stop, take, check, oppose)
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scare(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
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shake(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
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abash(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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awe(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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stay(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
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control(verb, stop, hold, check, reduce)
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damp(verb, stop, upset, dull, check)
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discountenance(verb, stop, upset, check, reject)
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obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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overawe(verb, depress, fear, intimidate)
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warn(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain)
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alarm(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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bother(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
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deprecate(verb, stop, check, reject, oppose)
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indispose(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain)
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APASmart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, discourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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