Prevention
[prɪ'venʃn] or [pri'vɛnʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of preventing; 'there was no bar against leaving'; 'money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza'.
Typist: Millie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of going, or state of being, before.
(n.) Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
(n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
(n.) Prejudice; prepossession.
Typist: Rodger
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Obstruction, stoppage, hinderance, interruption.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Obstruction, stoppage, interruption, hinderance
ANT:Help, aid, succor, acceleration
Checker: Melva
Examples
- Pasteur took up the study of anthrax in 1877, verified previous discoveries, and, as we shall see, sought means for the prevention of this pest. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The true remedy for them is not extirpation but prevention. Plato. The Republic.
- That prevention of child labor is a social duty is evidence on this point. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The ounce of prevention has been found to be worth more than the pound of cure. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The whole of life may be directed to their prevention or cure. Plato. The Republic.
- The prevention of disease epidemics is one of the most striking achievements of modern science. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But such a device may be a source of disease instead of a prevention of disease, unless the filter is regularly cleaned or renewed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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