prevention
n. uncountablen. the act of stopping something bad from happening. You use this when you take action early so a problem never starts.
n. the act or practice of stopping something from happening or arising. Often used in medical, legal, or safety contexts to describe proactive measures.
Regular exercise is key to the prevention of heart disease.
The government invested heavily in crime prevention programs to improve safety in the city center.
Public health experts argue that the prevention of future pandemics requires global cooperation and a significant increase in funding for early warning systems.
From Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō.
Commonly followed by the preposition 'of' to indicate what is being stopped.
the prevention for accidentsthe prevention of accidentsPrevention is typically followed by 'of' rather than 'for' when identifying the negative event being avoided.