protection
Syllables: pro·tec·tion/pɹəˈtɛkʃn̩/
protection noun: the process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
Noun
protection (countable and uncountable, plural protections)
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- Raincoats give protection from rain.
- But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC
- The state of being safe.
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- Coverage.
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
- Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
- Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
- Synonyms:
- adult protection
protection meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
protection in Hindi
- process of keeping something safe
- संरक्षण sanrakṣaṇ, हिमायत himāyat, हिफ़ाज़त hifāzat, हिफाजत hiphājat, रक्षा rakṣā, सुरक्षा surakṣā
protection in Tamil
- பாதுகாப்பு
protection in Marathi
- protection
- रक्षण rakṣaṇ, सुरक्षा surakṣā
protection in Urdu
- process of keeping something safe
- حِفاظَت hifāzat, تَحَفُّظ tahaffuz, حِمَایَت himāyat
More languagesFewer languages
- protection in Bengali
- সংরক্ষণ śoṅrokkhon, রক্ষা rokkha
- protection in Telugu
- సంరక్షణ saṁrakṣaṇa
- protection in Malayalam
- സംരക്ഷണം saṁrakṣaṇaṁ
- protection in Kannada
- ಕಾಪು kāpu, ರಕ್ಷಣೆ rakṣaṇe
- protection in Punjabi
- ਰਾਖੀ rākhī, ਰੱਖਿਆ rakkhiā, ਰੱਖ rakkha, ਢਾਲ ḍhāl
- protection in Gujarati
- રક્ષા rakṣā, હિફાજત hiphājat
- protection in Sanskrit
- गोत्र gotrá, ओमन् omán, वर्मन् várman
- protection in Sinhala
- කාවල kāwala
- protection in Pashto
- ساتنه satāna, حفاظت hifāzat
- protection in Arabic
- حِمَايَة ḥimāya
- protection in Malay
- perlindungan
- protection in Indonesian
- perlindungan
- Sindhi
- رکيا rkhyā
Examples of protection in a sentence
- Black bears can tree their cubs for protection, but grizzly bears cannot.
- Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.
- The fifth amendment to the United States constitution provides explicitly for the protection of private property.
Synonyms of protection
Forms of protection
| plural | protections |
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Origin of protection
From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Displaced native Old English ġesċildnes. Equivalent to protect + -ion.
Words formed from protection
- antiprotection
- atheroprotection
- autoprotection
- axoprotection
- bioprotection
- bronchoprotection
- cardioprotection
- cerebroprotection
- chemoprotection
- chondroprotection
- close protection
- copy protection
- crossprotection
- cryoprotection
- cyberprotection
- cytoprotection
- data protection
- deposit protection
- deprotection
- ecoprotection
- environmental protection
- excitoprotection
- extreme risk protection order
- gastroprotection
- geroprotection
- glioprotection
- hepatoprotection
- heteroprotection
- immunoprotection
- lightning protection system
- lipoprotection
- mechanoprotection
- Mickey Mouse Protection Act
- mucoprotection
- multiprotection
- myeloprotection
- natural protection
- nephroprotection
- neuroprotection
- nonprotection
- oligoprotection
- organoprotection
- osmoprotection
- osteoprotection
- otoprotection
- overprotection
- ovoprotection
- photoprotection
- physical memory protection
- phytoprotection
- police protection
- protectional
- protectionary
- protection course
- protectionism
- protectionist
- protectionless
- protection money
- protection proxy
- protection racket
Phrases with protection
Words that rhyme with protection
- section
- connection
- projection
- injection
- selection
- collection
- inflection
- reflection
- affection
- correction
- deflection
- direction
44 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- election
- erection
- complexion
- recollection
- resurrection
- dejection
- dissection
- flexion
- infection
- rejection
- connexion
- convection
- detection
- disconnection
- misdirection
- objection
- perfection
- vection
- advection
- ejection
- imperfection
- inspection
- interjection
- introspection
- lection
- reflexion
- aspection
- callisection
- disinfection
- disruptive selection
- electrotransfection
- indirect election
- insurrection
- police protection
- porrection
- predilection
- retroflexion
- self-infection
- snap election
- ticket inspection
- transfection
- trivection
- type introspection
- vivisection
Questions about protection
- What does protection mean?
- Protection means the process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- What is protection in Hindi?
- Protection in Hindi is संरक्षण (sanrakṣaṇ), हिमायत (himāyat), हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat). See Protection meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is protection?
- Protection is a noun.
- How do you pronounce protection?
- Protection is pronounced /pɹəˈtɛkʃn̩/.
- What is the plural of protection?
- The plural of protection is protections.
Words near protection in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: protection (page history and authors); protection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); रक्षण (Marathi) (page history and authors); ಕಾಪು (Kannada) (page history and authors); سانبھ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); રક્ષા (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ओमन् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); කාවල (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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