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prevention

/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/noun3 syllables

Prevention means: the act of preventing.

Synonyms for prevention1

noun, as in the act of preventing

bar

What does prevention mean?1

noun

1

the act of preventing“there was no bar against leaving”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with prevention?17

four syllables

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Prevention in a sentence

  • This museum is equipped with a fire prevention system.unknown
  • The prevention of forest fires is everyone's responsibility.CM
  • They participated in the national crime prevention initiative.Igider
  • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.U2FS
  • The international community should prioritize the prevention of future genocidal wars.Amastan
  • Tertiary prevention focuses on preventing the burden of disease.mccarras
  • The virology expert admonished the government's infection prevention strategy.pip
  • The city's disaster prevention radio broadcast can be heard.Winter

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Forms of prevention

as a noun

plural
preventions