English noun: prevention | |||
1. | prevention (act) the act of preventing | ||
Samples | There was no bar against leaving. Money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza. | ||
Synonyms | bar | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hinderance, hindrance, interference | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | averting, crushing, debarment, disqualification, forestalling, interception, non-proliferation, nonproliferation, obviation, preclusion, prophylaxis, quelling, save, stifling, suppression | ||