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retardation(noun, support, check, disorder, delay)
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set-back(noun, handicap)
7
stumbling-block
6
arrest(noun, break, check, halt, delay)
6
detention(noun, support, check, delay, fight)
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drag(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, bar)
6
hedge(noun, difficulty, problem, obstacle, fence)
6
interception
6
obstructer
6
onus(noun, charge, worry, damage, strain)
6
prohibition(noun, stop, check, disorder, halt)
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sticking point
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trammel(noun, disorder, block, difficulty, weakness)
5
barricade(noun, help, open, disorder, block)
5
complication(noun, catch, difficulty, hindrance, problem)
5
cramp(noun, check, disorder, curb, limit)
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cross(noun, burden, hindrance, nuisance)
5
defect(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
5
disability(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
5
disablement(noun, weakness, impairment)
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