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forestallment

forestallment noun: the act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.

Noun

forestallment (plural forestallments)

  1. The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.
    • One of the most important objects of our Schools, is the forestallment of crime, by bringing the minds of the children under proper influences, before they have become contaminated with vice, [...]1853, Boston (Mass.). School Committee, Report of the Annual Examination of the Public Schools

Synonyms of forestallment

Forms of forestallment

pluralforestallments
alternative formforestalment

Origin of forestallment

From Middle English forstallement, equivalent to forestall + -ment.

Questions about forestallment

What does forestallment mean?
Forestallment means the act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.
What part of speech is forestallment?
Forestallment is a noun.
What is the plural of forestallment?
The plural of forestallment is forestallments.

Words near forestallment in the dictionary

  1. forestallest
  2. forestalleth
  3. forestalling
  4. forestallingly
  5. forestallings
  6. forestallment
  7. forestallments
  8. forestalls
  9. forestalment
  10. forestalments
  11. forestals

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