3
antagonism(noun, opposition)
3
blocking(support, trouble, difficulty, bar, opposition)
3
charge(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
3
control(noun, weakness, restraint, hindrance, inadequacy)
3
damper(noun, control, curb, restraint, caution)
3
discouragement(noun, catch, difficulty, curb, restraint)
3
entanglement(noun, difficulty, hindrance, snag)
3
hindering
3
holdback
3
manacle(noun, weakness, hindrance, obstruction, impairment)
3
millstone(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
3
nuisance(noun, trouble, charge, worry, strain)
3
red tape(noun, expression, weakness, hindrance, obstruction)
3
remora
3
retardment(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
3
stay(noun, check, delay, wait, hindrance)
3
suppression(noun, opposition)
3
tie(noun, weakness, hindrance, obstruction, impairment)
2
albatross(noun, difficulty, burden, cross, hindrance)
2
arrestation(delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody, confinement)
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