69 entries under discourage topic. ×

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turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
4
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, remove)
4
forfend(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
4
impede(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
3
annul(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
3
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
3
foil(verb, stop, hold, control, separate)
2
baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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circumvent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
counter(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
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curb(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
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dishearten(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
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divert(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
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halt(verb, stop, hold, control, decline)
2
hold off(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
2
shake(verb, check, escape, sway)
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shut out(verb, expression, stop, check, decline)
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withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
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