prevention Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of preventing
    bar.
    • there was no bar against leaving
    • money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza

WordNet

Pre*ven"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. prévention.
Definitions
  1. The act of going, or state of being, before. Obs.
    The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. Bacon.
  2. Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought. Obs. Hammond. Shak.
  3. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. South.
    Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. Shak.
  4. Prejudice; prepossession. A Gallicism Dryden.

Webster 1913