Đồng nghĩa của stultifies

Alternative for stultifies

stultify /'stʌltifai/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm mất hiệu lực, làm mất tác dụng (một điều luật)
    • làm (ai) trở nên lố bịch, làm (ai) tự mâu thuẫn với mình

Động từ

Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine

Động từ

To thwart someone's ambitions
takes the wind out of your sails thwarts stymies hinders restrains impedes hampers prevents trammels inhibits constrains throttles muzzles constipates stifles damps down frustrates foils checks stops blocks obstructs curbs baulks forestalls defeats baffles scotches balks cramps derails circumvents scuppers opposes confuses plays off outwits takes wind out of crabs crosses skins cooks someone's goose takes down counters spoils does for puts the kibosh on snafus roots puts a stop to ruins louses up bilks discomfits disappoints upsets the applecart checkmates fouls up puts the mockers on nobbles snookers traverses stands in the way of puts the stopper on puts a spoke in someone's wheel holds up beats gives the slip upsets puts paid to dashes crimps smashes bars halts arrests nullifies heads off counteracts stalls averts prohibits represses restricts nips in the bud staves off obviates precludes holds back wards off avoids neutralizes deters neutralises shuts out evades retards deflects sidesteps skirts stonewalls limits intercepts steers clear of overturns interferes with circumnavigates cripples stumps fetters defends against interdicts suppresses negates screws up anticipates interrupts fends off quashes queers confounds hamstrings hobbles diverts undoes gets out of bypasses escapes annuls cancels pre-empts delays stays forbids contains stills withholds parries holds off catches preempts puts an end to repulses debars cramps one's style throws monkey wrench in messes up second-guesses puts a brake on helps hangs up gets in before gets ahead of steals a march on provides against pulls up refuses picks off beats someone to it cuts off beats someone to the draw beats someone to the punch shuts off bucks offsets disconcerts disrupts wrecks jukes ditches keeps lid on crashes unsettles throws a curve throws a spanner in the works contravenes invalidates scuttles halts in its tracks throws a monkey wrench in the works obscures dishes repels squashes rattles projects monopolizes expects foresees envisions preoccupies predicts forecasts strangulates blights buries counterplots blanks dampens monopolises chills clouds curtails gets in the way of takes out of play puts the brakes on wreaks havoc with crushes gets the better of confronts beats down causes setback puts end to takes wind out of sails banjaxes licks conquers overcomes frees spares reprieves puts the lid on controls stems dashes one's hope absolves gives the run around bridles reins pauses dispenses exempts smothers cuts short squelches reduces swallows muffles terminates fights back holds governs moderates bottlenecks staunches discharges renders null and void bans bottles up rebuffs regulates tames chokes back brakes discourages chokes refrains from reins in keeps in check draws up slows down commandeers fetches up keeps back bites back keeps a lid on holds in keeps under control holds down slackens pace pulls in brings to a standstill stems the flow of enjoins disallows dodges saves proscribes outlaws plays for time heads off at pass prepares for acts in advance of shirks skips abstains resists shakes off desists shrinks from withstands steers clear stays away restrains from shies from gets around forbears skips out on abstains from stays away from eliminates suspends excludes blackballs excepts denies rejects ostracizes estops shuns shakes breaks the habit of withholds from makes up for forgoes counterbalances keeps from leaves off gives up kicks does without renounces desists from eschews forbears from denies oneself ostracises exiles overrides shuts out of freezes out rules out counts out closes out

Trái nghĩa của stultifies

stultifies Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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