Foil and Interrupt

Foil

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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Interrupt and foil are semantically related in impede topic. In some cases you can use "Interrupt" instead a verb "Foil".

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Interrupt verb - To cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion.

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Foil and interrupt are semantically related in impede topic. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Interrupt".

party	foil party	interrupt party
attack	foil attack	interrupt attack
attempt	foil attempt	interrupt attempt
someone	foil someone	interrupt someone
Other words: plot, time, way, interrogation, plans, attacks, enemies, attempts.

Oftentimes, this will involve one bringing up a topic of discussion, only to have the other interrupt, correct, or otherwise play foil to him.

Source: Straight Man and Wise Guy

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