5
recoil(noun, verb, recoil)
5
resistance(noun, opposition, fighting, impermeability, invulnerability)
5
ricochet(noun, verb, recoil)
5
setback(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
5
turndown(noun, check, failure, snub, ban)
4
affront(noun, verb, reject, disregard, dismiss)
4
backfire(noun, verb, recoil)
4
backlash(noun, verb, recoil)
4
boomerang(noun, verb, recoil)
4
checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
4
conflict(noun, verb, oppose, opposition)
4
contradiction(noun, opposition, negative, disapproval, rejection)
4
counter(verb, oppose)
4
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
4
counteraction(noun, support, opposition, resistance, fighting)
4
disallowance(noun, snub, ban, disapproval, rejection)
4
disavowal(snub, ban, disapproval, rejection, veto)
4
discouragement(noun, restraint, snub, caution, hindrance)
4
drive away(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
4
hindrance(noun, support, trouble, delay, blow)
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