Prevention vs Interception - What's the difference?
prevention | interception | Synonyms |
(obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
* Francis Bacon
(obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks; hence, precaution; forethought.
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
* Shakespeare
An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
(American football) A passing play where the ball is received by the opposing team.
(rugby) a pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.
Prevention is a synonym of interception.
As nouns the difference between prevention and interception
is that prevention is prevention while interception is an act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.prevention
English
Noun
- The greater the distance, the greater the prevention .
- (Hammond)
- (Shakespeare)
- (South)
- Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention .