Baffle
Baffle verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck
Common collocations
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Stop and Baffle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/baffle/stop
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