Definitions for PREVENTION
prɪˈvɛn ʃənpre·ven·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevention, barnoun

   the act of preventing

   "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preventionnoun

   The act of going, or state of being, before.

   The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. --Bacon.

2. preventionnoun

   Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks ; hence, precaution; forethought. --Hammond. Shak.

3. preventionnoun

   The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. --South.

   Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. --Shakespeare.

4. Etymology: Compare prévention

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preventionnoun

   Etymology: prevention, Fr. from preventum; Lat.

   1. The act of going before.

   The greater the distance, the greater the prevention; as in thunder, where the lightning precedeth the crack a good space. Francis Bacon.

   No odds appear’d
   In might or swift prevention. John Milton.

   2. Preoccupation; anticipation.

   Atchievements, plots, orders, preventions,
   Success or loss. William Shakespeare.

   3. Hinderance; obstruction.

   Half way he met
   His daring foe, at this prevention more
   Incens’d. John Milton.

   Prevention of sin is one of the greatest mercies God can vouchsafe. Robert South, Sermons.

   4. Prejudice; prepossession. A French expression.

   In reading what I have written, let them bring no particular gusto or any prevention of mind, and that whatsoever judgment they make, it may be purely their own. Dryden.

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1. prevention

   Prevention refers to the action of stopping something from happening or arising. It involves taking anticipatory measures or steps to decrease the likelihood of a particular event, issue, or disease from occurring, often with the goal of promoting health and well-being. This can include education, medical intervention, policy changes, or other proactive strategies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Preventionnoun

   the act of going, or state of being, before

2. Preventionnoun

   anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought

3. Preventionnoun

   the act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting

4. Preventionnoun

   prejudice; prepossession

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. prvention.]

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1. Prevention

   Prevention is an American healthy lifestyle magazine, started in 1950, and published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The range of subjects includes food, nutrition, workouts, beauty, and cooking. It was founded by J. I. Rodale. It is led currently by Editorial Director Anne Alexander. Prevention is one of the largest magazines in the world, with a 2.8 million circulation, editions around the world, and over 10,000,000 readers a month. Prevention maintains a website at prevention.com.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevention

   1. The security procedures undertaken by the public and private sectors in order to discourage terrorist acts. 2. In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary

Matched Categories

1. • Hindrance

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PREVENTION' in Nouns Frequency: #2260

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Anagrams for PREVENTION »

1. provenient

How to pronounce PREVENTION?

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How to say PREVENTION in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PREVENTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PREVENTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PREVENTION in a Sentence

1. Darcy Haag Granello:

   We really are interested in how many students, faculty and staff are receiving messages, outreach and education in anti-stigma and suicide prevention, and those numbers are very encouraging.

2. Kevin Paffrath:

   CNN is trying to keep voters in the dark about our campaign to attempt to help Governor Newsom stay in power, newsom lied to us, overstating fire prevention by 690%, then just today we discover his administration tried to cover up their original statement.

3. John Ayers:

   It turns out that actually because of our study, we got to see those things happen. When we published our study, a few weeks later, Charlie Sheen began speaking out about HIV prevention, particularly condoms, and he cited our study as one of the reasons for doing that, we also saw several leading organizations in HIV prevention begin to use Charlie Sheen's disclosure as a way to promote HIV prevention.

4. Anita Lower of the LGA:

   To maximise the effectiveness of this prevention and intervention work, children's services departments need further funding to address the scale of demand for help from children and their families.

5. The State Department:

   As travelers face ongoing risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of State will begin updating Our Advisories this week to better reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's( CDC) science-based Travel Health Notices that outline current issues affecting travelers' health, our Advisories also take into account logistical factors, including in-country testing availability and current travel restrictions for U.S. citizens.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PREVENTION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prevention
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PREVENTION
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PREVENTION
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PREVENTION
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=PREVENTION