Encouragement and Interference

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Encouragement noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Interference is an antonym for encouragement.

Interference noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Encouragement is an antonym for interference in meddling topic.

direct	direct encouragement	direct interference
timely	timely encouragement	timely interference
constant	constant encouragement	constant interference
little	little encouragement	little interference
Other adjectives: subtle, less, external.

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