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discountenance: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"; look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

deprecate collapse: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"; express strong disapproval of; deplore

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

elude collapse: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

frown collapse: a facial expression of dislike or displeasure; look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

disrupt collapse: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

countermand collapse: a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

mortification collapse: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

thwart collapse: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

disapprove collapse: consider bad or wrong; deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

displeasure collapse: the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

sabotage collapse: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged; destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

counteract collapse: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

baffle collapse: a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy; check the emission of (sound)

confuse collapse: mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"; make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"; make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms only confuse"; be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"; cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

disfavor collapse: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group; the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"

dish collapse: a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"; directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation; a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"; the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"; make concave; shape like a dish

balk collapse: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base; the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

defy collapse: challenge; "I dare you!"; resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"; elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

shame collapse: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

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