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prevention vs averting

averting vs prevention

prevention and averting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prevention Yes No No No
averting Yes No No No
As nouns, averting is a hyponym of prevention; that is, averting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prevention:
  • prevention: the act of preventing
  • averting: the act of preventing something from occurring
prevention (noun) averting (noun)
the act of preventing the act of preventing something from occurring
the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
Difference between prevention and averting

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