1
inhibiting
1
interrupting(verb, ceasing)
1
jink
1
leniency(noun, self-control, patience)
1
mercy(noun, self-control, patience)
1
moderation(noun, virtue, avoidance, self-control, patience)
1
nay(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
1
negation(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
1
negative(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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nephalism
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nix(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
1
no way(noun, expression, disapproval, rejection, veto)
1
nonacceptance(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
1
noncommittal(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
1
nonintervention
1
noninvolvement
1
nonparticipation
1
patience(noun, avoidance, self-control, resisting)
1
plain living
1
prevention
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