4
forestalling(noun, stop, anticipation, stoppage, deterrence)
4
impediment(noun, stop, halt, hindrance, anticipation)
4
obstacle(noun, stop, reserve, hindrance, anticipation)
4
repression(noun, control, command, caution, constraint)
4
thwarting(noun, stop, defeat, halt, hindrance)
4
veto(noun, discharge, ban, separation, rejection)
3
banning(noun, veto, forbidding, prohibition)
3
block
3
blockade(noun, hindrance, prohibition)
3
controlling
3
curbing(noun, hindrance, blocking)
3
debarment
3
dissuasion(noun, opposition, warning, discouragement, persuasion)
3
foiling(noun, hindrance, blocking)
3
frustration(noun, defeat, hindrance, blocking)
3
halting
3
hampering(noun, sabotage)
3
hindering
3
interdicting
3
obstructing
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