10
restraining(noun, verb, adjective, prohibiting, dissuading)
6
hindering(noun, verb, adjective, retaining)
6
inhibiting(noun, verb, adjective, prohibiting, dissuading)
6
prohibiting(noun, verb, prohibiting)
5
banning(noun, verb, prohibiting, dissuading)
5
barring(noun, verb, prohibiting, dissuading)
5
checking(noun, verb, dissuading)
4
averting(verb, dissuading)
4
blocking(noun, verb, prohibiting)
4
deterring(verb, dissuading)
4
precluding(noun, verb, prohibiting)
3
controlling(noun, verb, prohibiting)
3
deflecting(verb, dissuading)
3
disallowing(verb, prohibiting)
3
discouraging(verb, dissuading)
3
dissuading(verb, dissuading)
3
forbidding(noun, verb, prohibiting)
3
hampering(noun, verb, adjective)
3
impeding(noun, verb, adjective)
3
maintaining(verb, retaining)
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