damper (redirected from putting a damper on)

damper (Depressant), noun backset, bleakness, chill, cloud, crushed spirits, depressing influence, discouragement, disheartener, downheartedness, feeling of dejection, feeling of depression, gloom, glumness, heaviness, heaviness of spirit, joylessness, lack of spirit, lack of warmth, letdown, low spirits, pessimism, sadness, setback, shadow, unhappiness

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damper (Stopper), noun bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, bridle, check, clog, control, cork, curb, delay, deterrent, difficulty, disadvantage, encumbrance, hamper, hindrance, hitch, impedition, inhibition, interference, interruption, limitation, muffler, obstacle, obstruction, occlusion, plug, preclusion, prevention, rein, restraint, retardation, snag, stoppage, stopper, stopple

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See also: bar, check, deterrent, disincentive, impediment, restraint