obviation

ˌɑbviˈeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of obviation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

prevention

Rare

act of preventing something by anticipating it

Rare

Obviation of risks is crucial in project management.

aversion

preclusion

redundancy

Rare

the act of making something unnecessary or redundant

Rare

The obviation of manual labor through automation has reshaped industries..

avoidance

prevention

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Origin of obviation

Latin, obviare (to act against) + -tion (action)

Examples of obviation in a sentence

The obviation of conflict is a diplomatic goal.
The obviation of certain tasks saved the company time.
Obviation of errors is crucial in software development.

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French:prévention, élimination, ...
German:Vermeidung, Überflüssigmachung, ...
Italian:prevenzione, eliminazione, ...
Spanish:prevención, supresión, ...
Portuguese:prevenção, evitação, ...
Chinese:预防, 使不必要, ...
Japanese:回避, 不要にすること, ...
Arabic:درء, إلغاء, ...
Hebrew:מְנִיעָה, בִּטּוּל, ...
Russian:предотвращение, устранение, ...
Ukrainian:запобігання, усунення потреби, ...
Hindi:निवारण, अनावश्यक बनाना, ...
Bengali:অবভিয়েশন, অপ্রয়োজনীয়তা, ...
Catalan:obviació, fer innecessari, ...
Czech:prevence, odstranění, ...
Danish:forebyggelse, overflødiggørelse, ...
Dutch:voorkomen, overbodig maken, ...
Greek:πρόληψη, καθιστώντας περιττό, ...
Hungarian:megelőzés, kiküszöbölés, ...
Khmer:ការបង្ការជាមុន, ការធ្វើឱ្យអ្វីមួយលែងចាំបាច់ ឬលើសតម្រូវការ, ...
Korean:예방, 불필요하게 만듦, ...
Persian:پیشگیری, رفع نیاز, ...
Polish:zapobieganie, zbędność, ...
Portuguese (BR):prevenção, evitação, ...
Romanian:prevenire, eliminare, ...
Swedish:förebyggande, undanröjande, ...
Thai:การป้องกัน, การทำให้ไม่จำเป็น, ...
Turkish:önleme, gereksiz kılma, ...
Vietnamese:ngăn ngừa, sự loại bỏ, ...

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