Thesaurus: prevention

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1. n. The act of going, or state of being, before.
2. n. Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
3. n. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
4. n. Prejudice; prepossession.
5. n. the act of preventing
6. 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.
7. n:100 n. the act of preventing