v.

• forbid
,
• crimp
,
• confront
,
• conquer
,
• annul
,
• arrest
,
• counter
,
• dishearten
,
• depress
,
• balk
.

• hold back
,
• block
,
• apprehend
,
• intercept
,
• forestall
.

• avoid
,
• frustrate
,
• divert
,
• deflect
,
• foil
,
• fend off
.

• delay
,
• avert
,
• hinder
,
• anticipate
,
• deter
.

• cease
,
• interrupt
,
• discontinue
.

• interpose
,
• intervene
,
• interfere
,
• do away with
.

• eliminate
,
• except
,
• count out
,
• abolish
,
• dismiss
,
• bate
.

• daunt
,
• frighten
,
• intimidate
,
• dampen
,
• debar
,
• dissuade
,
• damp
,
• impede
,
• chill
,
• caution
,
• cool
,
• discourage
.

• check
,
• baffle
,
• beat
,
• circumvent
,
• defeat
,
• disappoint
,
• cramp
,
• bar
,
• counteract
,
• disconcert
,
• dash
.

• cancel
,
• enjoin
,
• censor
,
• interdict
,
• exclude
,
• freeze
,
• disallow
,
• inhibit
,
• deprive
,
• embargo
,
• hold up
,
• ban
,
• deny
.

• fix
,
• break
,
• bottle
,
• choke off
,
• congest
,
• close
,
• fill
,
• choke
,
• gag
,
• clog
,
• hush
,
• disrupt
.

• fend
.

• evade
,
• duck
,
• bypass
,
• En Garde
,
• fence
,
• elude
,
• dodge
.

• hamper
,
• head off
,
• hold off
,
• cork
,
• dam
.

n.

• interception
,
• avoidance
,
• determent
,
• interruption
,
• impediment
,
• halt
,
• hindrance
,
• inhibitor
,
• blockage
.

• deterrence
.

adj.

• frustrating
,
• forestalling
,
• foiling
,
• conservative
,
• coping with
,
• averting
,
• balking
,
• in opposition
,
• defending
,
• arresting
.