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preventionism

preventionism noun: a policy or approach based on trying to prevent something from happening.

Noun

preventionism (uncountable)

  1. A policy or approach based on trying to prevent something from happening.

Origin of preventionism

From prevention + -ism.

Questions about preventionism

What does preventionism mean?
Preventionism means a policy or approach based on trying to prevent something from happening.
What part of speech is preventionism?
Preventionism is a noun.

Words near preventionism in the dictionary

  1. preventingly
  2. prevention
  3. prevention is better than a cure
  4. prevention is better than cure
  5. preventional
  6. preventionism
  7. preventionist
  8. preventionists
  9. preventions
  10. preventitious
  11. preventive

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