prevention
Americannoun
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the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
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a preventive.
This serum is a prevention against disease.
noun
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the act of preventing
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a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment
Other Word Forms
- nonprevention noun
Etymology
Origin of prevention
1520–30; < Late Latin praeventiōn- (stem of praeventiō ) a forestalling. See prevent, -ion
Example Sentences
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Autism researchers and advocates are working toward developing better screening tools, safety plans, therapies and prevention strategies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
“We’re in the levee-building business, not the hurricane prevention business,” he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Senior coroner for south Manchester Alison Mutch issued a prevention of future deaths report to the Secretary of State for Health calling for regulation.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Among Novartis’s upcoming phase 3 trials, Bank of America is most focused on remibrutinib in relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis and pelacarsen in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
In the modern West, we’re confident that prevention is better than cure; that hard work deserves reward; that no means no; that you are innocent until proven guilty, and that all men are created equal.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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