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fault(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
5
hamper(noun, trouble, help, open, block)
5
impairment(noun, disorder, weakness, burden, hindrance)
5
impedance(noun, support, check, delay, fight)
5
obstructor
5
rebuff(noun, support, trouble, delay, blow)
4
chain(noun, weakness, hindrance, obstruction, impairment)
4
congestion(noun, hindrance)
4
constipation(noun, pain, hindrance, ache, spasm)
4
detainment(noun, check, delay, restraint, arrest)
4
embarrassment(difficulty, snag)
4
hang-up(noun, difficulty, burden, restraint, hindrance)
4
hold-up(noun, trouble, check, block, delay)
4
holdup(noun, control, check, disorder, block)
4
impasse(noun, fix, hindrance, hole, jam)
4
inconvenience(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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jam(noun, fix, check, block, delay)
4
preventive(noun, difficulty, curb, restraint, hindrance)
4
trouble(noun, control, block, delay, blow)
4
weight(noun, check, curb, limit, burden)
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