prevention

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #19298

Meanings

1

noun
The act of stopping something bad from happening.

Prevention of crime is a top priority for the police.
2

noun
Action taken to reduce health risks, such as vaccination or early diagnosis.

The clinic runs a campaign focused on disease prevention.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of stopping... bar

Word family

Forms preventions

Derived forms angiopreventionantipreventionchemopreventionimmunopreventionnonpreventionphotopreventionprevenceptionpreventionalpreventionismpreventionist

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Etymology

From Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō.

prevencion Middle English prēventiō la-med

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Actions & Processes

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# prevention

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 19298

## Meanings
1. The act of stopping something bad from happening.
2. Action taken to reduce health risks, such as vaccination or early diagnosis.

## Examples
- Prevention of crime is a top priority for the police.
- The clinic runs a campaign focused on disease prevention.

## Derived Forms
- angioprevention
- antiprevention
- chemoprevention
- immunoprevention
- nonprevention
- photoprevention
- prevenception
- preventional
- preventionism
- preventionist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prevencion
- Root: prēventiō

## Etymology
From Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō.

## AI Etymology
Prevention comes from Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō. The historical chain includes prevencion (Middle English), prēventiō (la-med). In present-day English it covers the act of stopping something bad from happening and action taken to reduce health risks, such as vaccination or early diagnosis. The wider family includes derived forms such as angioprevention, antiprevention, chemoprevention, immunoprevention, nonprevention.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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