prevention

[ pri-ven-shuh n ]

/ prɪˈvɛn ʃən /

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noun

the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.

a preventive: This serum is a prevention against disease.

Words nearby prevention

prevenient, prevenient grace, prevent, prevent defense, preventer, prevention, preventive, preventive dentistry, preventive detention, preventive law, preventive medicine

Origin of prevention

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

OTHER WORDS FROM prevention

non·pre·ven·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for prevention

In 2005, the company got a call from a new, unexpected client: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The American Ebola Rescue Plan Hinges on One Company. Meet Phoenix.|Abby Haglage|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly noted, Ebola is not transferred through air.
The Sham, Scaremongering Guide to Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since the 10th century, Bulgaria has practiced varying forms of prevention to keep vampires from coming back to life.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards|Nina Strochlic|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Tuesday, so does the urgency.
$10,000 a Month for Ebola Fighters|Abby Haglage|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She said she would also tell the pope to focus first on prevention, instead of forgiveness.
Sex-Abuse Victims to Pope: Stop Begging for Forgiveness and Just Stop the Abuse|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every idea of prevention was rejected, as conveying an improper suspicion of the ministers of the crown.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
The important practical question is the prevention of the fulfilment of the morbid impulse during these impressionable years.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
I was wrong, Ill admit, but an ounce of prevention is always better than a whole pound of cure.
Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube|Louis Arundel
Something like forty of the best books on health, and on the prevention and cure of tuberculosis, are included.
What eight million women want|Rheta Childe Dorr
The prevention of monopolies is of most vital public importance.
State of the Union Addresses of Herbert Hoover|Herbert Hoover

British Dictionary definitions for prevention

prevention

/ (prɪˈvɛnʃən) /

noun

the act of preventing

a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment

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