prevention (noun)
1prevention — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accident, crime, disease, drug, fire, flood, pollution, pregnancy (esp. AmE) ▪ drug prevention policies …
2prevention — prevent ► VERB 1) keep from happening or arising. 2) stop (someone) from doing something. ● prevention is better than cure Cf. ↑prevention is better than cure DERIVATIVES preventable adjective prevention …
3prevention — noun (U) the act of preventing something, or the actions that you take in order to prevent something happening (+ of): the prevention of war | crime/accident prevention: Accident prevention is one of the main aims of the campaign …
4prevention — noun /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/ The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. South. The greater the distance, the greater the prevention …
5prevention — I noun bar, barrier, constraint, constriction, control, damper, determent, deterrence, deterrent, disadvantage, fetter, hindrance, impediment, inhibition, interference, obstacle, obstruction, obtrusion, obviation, preclusion, predisposition,… …
6prevention — (n.) mid 15c., action of stopping an event or practice, from L.L. praeventionem, noun of action from pp. stem of praevenire (see PREVENT (Cf. prevent)) …
7prevention — noun the act of preventing (Freq. 17) there was no bar against leaving money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza • Syn: ↑bar • Derivationally related forms: ↑bar (for: ↑ …
8prevention — noun Date: 1582 the act of preventing or hindering …
9prevention — pre|ven|tion [ prı venʃən ] noun uncount ** the act of preventing something or things that people do in order to prevent something: crime prevention projects prevention of: The study is working toward the prevention of cancer …
10prevention */*/ — UK [prɪˈvenʃ(ə)n] / US [prɪˈvenʃən] noun [uncountable] the act of preventing something, or things that people do in order to prevent something crime prevention projects prevention of: The study is working towards the prevention of cancer …
