prevention

[pri-ven-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.

2. a preventive.

   This serum is a prevention against disease.

prevention

/ prɪˈvɛnʃən /

noun

1. the act of preventing

2. a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment

Other Word Forms

• nonprevention noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prevention¹

1520–30; < Late Latin praeventiōn- (stem of praeventiō ) a forestalling. See prevent, -ion

Example Sentences

To address these growing threats, the World Health Organization has issued new clinical guidelines and strengthened its Global Arbovirus Initiative, which focuses on improving monitoring, prevention, and international coordination.

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The tools for a healthy, dementia-free future exist: blood pressure control, appropriate statin and other therapy, smoking prevention and cessation support, and comprehensive primary care focused on prevention.

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"It's just we need the mechanism to make it available everywhere. It's time to seriously fund prevention and opportunities for people to create good health in the neighbourhoods where they live and work."

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Counterterrorism police said he had neither been under investigation nor referred to Britain’s terrorism prevention program, Prevent.

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However, last month, a spokesperson for the Taliban governor in the northern province of Balkh said internet access was being blocked "for the prevention of vices".

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Related Words

• avoidance