Balk
Balk verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: a young man with big dreams who refused to be balked by the daily obstacles of his inner-city existence
Offset
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Offset and Balk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/balk/offset
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