prevention 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of preventing
Examples
- 1.money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
- 2.there was no bar against leaving
Hypernym
hindrance 3
noun
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
EnglishDerivationally related form
prevent 2
verb
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Hyponym
averting 1
noun
the act of preventing something from occurring
debarment 2
noun
the act of prevention by legal means
the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
interception 1
noun
the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)
