390 entries under verb topic. ×

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thwart(stop, upset, hold, control)
26
frustrate(stop, upset, hold, control)
24
check(noun, stop, upset, control)
23
hinder(adjective, stop, upset, control)
21
balk(stop, upset, check, ruin)
20
defeat(noun, stop, upset, beat)
19
baffle(noun, stop, upset, hold)
19
prevent(stop, upset, hold, control)
19
stop(hold, control, separate, reduce)
18
impede(stop, upset, control, reduce)
17
block(noun, stop, upset, check)
15
disappoint(stop, upset, ruin, oppose)
15
stymie(noun, stop, separate, ruin)
14
hamper(stop, upset, check, restrain)
14
restrain(stop, control, reduce, ruin)
13
obstruct(stop, upset, hold, control)
11
cross(phrasal verb, ruin, oppose, correct)
11
curb(stop, control, check, reduce)
11
discomfit(beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
11
disconcert(stop, upset, disturb, fail)
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