The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

Tending to prevent; preventative.

plural of prevention

(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). / (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. / (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede.

present participle and gerund of prevent

simple past tense and past participle of prevent

Capable of being prevented.

Something that can be prevented.

Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. / Carried out to deter military aggression. / Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic. / (obsolete) Going before; preceding.

(dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to. / (nonstandard) A thing that slows the development of an illness. / A contraceptive, especially a condom.