OCCASIONING Antonyms

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

• depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

• expressing disapproval in order to dissuade

• preventing movement

• preventing movement

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

• the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

• an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

• preventing realization or attainment of a desire

• turn away from by persuasion

• prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state