5
counteracting(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
5
curbing(noun, verb, restraining, de-motivating)
5
delaying(noun, verb, adjective, slowing)
5
encumbering(verb, adjective)
5
halting(noun, verb, resistance)
5
handicapping(verb, adjective, disabling)
5
hindrance(noun, resistance)
5
opposition
5
repressing(noun, verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
5
resisting(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
5
stifling(noun, verb, de-motivating)
5
thwarting(noun, verb, adjective)
4
barring(noun, verb)
4
choking(verb, adjective)
4
confining(verb, restraining)
4
counter(adjective, opposite, opposing, obstructive, anti)
4
crossing(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
4
discouraging(verb, adjective, obstructive, anti, de-motivating)
4
inhibition
4
prevention
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