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thwart(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
26
frustrate(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
21
balk(verb, stop, upset, check, ruin)
20
defeat(noun, verb, stop, upset, beat)
19
baffle(noun, verb, stop, upset, hold)
15
disappoint(verb, stop, upset, ruin, oppose)
11
cross(verb, phrasal verb, ruin, oppose, correct)
11
disconcert(verb, stop, upset, disturb, fail)
10
stump(verb, phrasal verb, stop, disturb, oppose)
9
bilk(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
9
checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
9
nullify(verb, stop, halt, prevent, hinder)
9
spoil(verb, stop, ruin, destroy, prevent)
8
circumvent(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
8
outwit(verb, stop, beat, ruin, defeat)
6
dash(verb, stop, upset, ruin, oppose)
6
nonplus(verb, disturb, block, prevent, hinder)
6
puzzle(verb, block, prevent, hinder, confuse)
5
discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
5
evade(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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