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balk
balk
SEE DEFINITION OF
balk
WORDS RELATED TO
BALK
blow
noun
catastrophe
affliction
balk
bolt from the blue
bombshell
calamity
casualty
chagrin
comedown
debacle
disappointment
disaster
disgruntlement
frustration
jolt
letdown
misadventure
misfortune
mishap
reverse
setback
shock
tragedy
upset
chagrin
noun
displeasure
annoyance
balk
blow
crushing
discomfiture
discomposure
disgruntlement
dismay
disquiet
dissatisfaction
embarrassment
fretfulness
frustration
humiliation
ill-humor
irritation
letdown
mortification
peevishness
shame
spleen
upset
vexation
dash
verb
discourage, frustrate
abash
baffle
balk
beat
bilk
blast
blight
chagrin
chill
circumvent
cloud
confound
dampen
disappoint
discomfort
dismay
dispirit
foil
nip
ruin
spoil
thwart
dashed
verb
discourage, frustrate
abash
baffle
balk
beat
bilk
blast
blight
chagrin
chill
circumvent
cloud
confound
dampen
disappoint
discomfort
dismay
dispirit
foil
nip
ruin
spoil
thwart
decline
verb
say no
abjure
abstain
avoid
balk
beg to be excused
bypass
demur
deny
desist
disapprove
dismiss
don't buy
forbear
forgo
gainsay
nix
not accept
not hear of
not think of
pass on
refrain
refuse
reject
renounce
reprobate
repudiate
send regrets
shy
spurn
turn down
turn thumbs down
declined
verb
say no
abjure
abstain
avoid
balk
beg to be excused
bypass
demur
deny
desist
disapprove
dismiss
don't buy
forbear
forgo
gainsay
nix
not accept
not hear of
not think of
pass on
refrain
refuse
reject
renounce
reprobate
repudiate
send regrets
shy
spurn
turn down
turn thumbs down
declining
verb
say no
abjure
abstain
avoid
balk
beg to be excused
bypass
demur
deny
desist
disapprove
dismiss
don't buy
forbear
forgo
gainsay
nix
not accept
not hear of
not think of
pass on
refrain
refuse
reject
renounce
reprobate
repudiate
send regrets
shy
spurn
turn down
turn thumbs down
defeat
verb
frustrate
baffle
balk
beat down
beat the system
blank
block
bury
cast down
cause setback
checkmate
circumvent
confound
contravene
cook
counterplot
cross
disappoint
discomfit
disconcert
disprove
edge out
foil
invalidate
neutralize
nonplus
nose out
nullify
outwit
overturn
put end to
puzzle
quell
reduce
refute
ruin
scuttle
shave
shellac
skunk
spoil
squash
stump
subdue
subjugate
surmount
take wind out of sails
throw for loop
thwart
undo
victimize
defeating
verb
frustrate
baffle
balk
beat down
beat the system
blank
block
bury
cast down
cause setback
checkmate
circumvent
confound
contravene
cook
counterplot
cross
disappoint
discomfit
disconcert
disprove
edge out
foil
invalidate
neutralize
nonplus
nose out
nullify
outwit
overturn
put end to
puzzle
quell
reduce
refute
ruin
scuttle
shave
shellac
skunk
spoil
squash
stump
subdue
subjugate
surmount
take wind out of sails
throw for loop
thwart
undo
victimize
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