'Prevention' definitions:

Definition of 'prevention'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: prevention, bar]

Definition of 'Prevention'

From: GCIDE
  • Prevention \Pre*ven"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]vention.]
  • 1. The act of going, or state of being, before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought. [Obs.] --Hammond. Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Prejudice; prepossession. [A Gallicism] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'prevention'

From: Moby Thesaurus