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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

interference, hindrance, hinderance go
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

prevention, bar
the act of preventing

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9 Subcategories

averting go
the act of preventing something from occurring
debarment go
the act of prevention by legal means
disqualification go
the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
interception go
the act of intercepting
nonproliferation, non-proliferation go
the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)
obviation, forestalling, preclusion go
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
prophylaxis go
the prevention of disease
save go
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling go
forceful prevention