Prevention definition

prĭ-vĕnshən
The act of preventing.
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Means of preventing.
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The act of preventing something.

The prevention of illness.

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Prevention is the act of stopping something or ensuring something does not happen.

Stopping teenagers from using drugs is an example of drug prevention.

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The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

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Noun

Singular:
prevention
Plural:
preventions

Origin of prevention

  • prevent +"Ž -tion or equivalent. Compare French prévention.

    From Wiktionary

Prevention Sentence Examples

  • A bill for the better prevention of pellagra was introduced in the spring of 1902.

  • The principles are the same as those which govern the prevention of other infectious diseases.

  • For the next sixty years an urgent question was the prevention of floods in the capital.

  • Every power, is, therefore, rightfully interested in the prevention of such exclusion.

  • For the prevention of accidents from over-winding, detaching hooks are used.

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