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interception vs prevention

prevention vs interception

interception and prevention both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interception Yes No No No
prevention Yes No No No
As nouns, prevention is a hypernym of interception; that is, prevention is a word with a broader meaning than interception:
  • interception: the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
  • prevention: the act of preventing
Other hypernyms of interception include bar.
interception (noun) prevention (noun)
the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving the act of preventing
(American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
Difference between interception and prevention

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