| thwart(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| check(noun, verb, stop, upset, control) |
| hinder(verb, adjective, stop, upset, control) |
| balk(verb, stop, upset, check, ruin) |
| defeat(noun, verb, stop, upset, beat) |
| baffle(noun, verb, stop, upset, hold) |
| prevent(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| stop(verb, hold, control, separate, reduce) |
| impede(verb, stop, upset, control, reduce) |
| block(noun, verb, stop, upset, check) |
| disappoint(verb, stop, upset, ruin, oppose) |
| stymie(noun, verb, stop, separate, ruin) |
| hamper(verb, stop, upset, check, restrain) |
| restrain(verb, stop, control, reduce, ruin) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| cross(verb, phrasal verb, ruin, oppose, correct) |
| curb(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| discomfit(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome) |
| disconcert(verb, stop, upset, disturb, fail) |