Deter

abbringen

(to persuade someone not to do something)

abhalten

(to persuade someone not to do something)

ablenken

(to distract someone from something)

abwenden

(to prevent something from happening)

beeinträchtigen

(to distract someone from something)

unterbinden

(to prevent something from happening)

verhindern

(to prevent something from happening)

zurückhalten

(to persuade someone not to do something)