possible profanity
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impediment(noun, disorder, weakness, pain, restraint)
14
constriction(noun, restraint, wide, pathology, blockage)
14
hindrance(noun, restraint, hindrance)
13
restraint(noun, control, check, disorder, limit)
12
criticism(noun, attack, scorn, censure, dislike)
12
restriction(noun, control, disorder, limit, weakness)
11
obstruction(noun, disorder, weakness, pain, hindrance)
10
censure(noun, cut, defeat, hit, scorn)
8
animadversion(noun, cut, hit, slight, censure)
8
bar(noun, disorder, weakness, ban, impairment)
8
block(noun, disorder, weakness, impairment, inadequacy)
8
closure(noun, hindrance)
8
constraint(noun, control, check, limit, weakness)
8
inhibition(noun, control, check, disorder, limit)
7
blame(noun, defeat, scorn, censure, dislike)
7
castigation(noun, attack, scorn, censure, dislike)
7
check(noun, verb, control, disorder, limit)
7
drawback(noun, disorder, weakness, impairment, inadequacy)
7
encumbrance
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handicap
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