Synset

the act of preventing
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bar

sample sentences

"there was no bar against leaving"
"money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

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derivationally related form

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semantic pointers

hypernym

interference, hindrance, hinderance

hyponym

averting debarment disqualification interception nonproliferation, non-proliferation obviation, forestalling, preclusion prophylaxis save suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling