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fettering
fettering
synonyms
impediment
straitjacket
restriction
nipping in the bud
suppression
putting an end/stop to
inhibition
stifling
obstruction
thwarting
hindrance
hampering
repression
restraint
smothering
stopping
halting
retardation
shackling
foiling
frustration
quashing
holding back
prevention
checking
cramping
constraint
bar
barrier
curbing
bridling
arrest
balking
curb
check
blocking
discouragement
squashing
curdling
confinement
smothering
quelling
blocking
cave in
encirclement
stifling
obstruction
complication
squelching
undoing
fettering
definitions
noun
The act by which something is fettered or constricted.