Prevention vs Restraint - What's the difference?
prevention | restraint | 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
(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
(uncountable) control or caution; reserve
* November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, "
Prevention is a synonym of restraint.
As nouns the difference between prevention and restraint
is that prevention is prevention while restraint is (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.prevention
English
Noun
- The greater the distance, the greater the prevention .
- (Hammond)
- (Shakespeare)
- (South)
- Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention .
restraint
English
(wikipedia restraint)Noun
- Make sure all the restraints are tight.
- Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.
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- City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.