preventability

prɪˌvɛntəˈbɪlɪti

preventabilities

Definition

Definition of preventability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

general condition

Rare

condition of being able to be prevented

Rare

The preventability of the accident was questioned by experts.

preclusion

degree

Rare

extent to which something can be prevented

Rare

The preventability of diseases varies with lifestyle choices.

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Origin of preventability

Latin, praevenire (to come before)

Examples of preventability in a sentence

Experts debated the preventability of such incidents.
Experts discuss the preventability of natural disasters.
The preventability of accidents is often underestimated.

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French:possibilité de prévention, caractère évitable, ...
German:Vermeidbarkeit, ...
Italian:prevenibilità, evitabilità, ...
Spanish:evitabilidad, capacidad de prevención, ...
Portuguese:evitabilidade, capacidade de prevenção, ...
Chinese:可预防性, ...
Japanese:防止可能性, 予防可能性, ...
Arabic:قابِلِيَّة المَنْع, قَابِلِيَّةُ الْوِقَايَةِ, ...
Hebrew:מַצָּב שֶׁנִּתָּן לְמַנֵּעַ, יְכוֹלֶת מְנִיעָה, ...
Russian:предотвратимость, ...
Ukrainian:попереджуваність, ...
Hindi:रोकथामीयता, रोकथाम की संभावना, ...
Bengali:প্রতিরোধযোগ্যতা, প্রতিরোধের ক্ষমতা, ...
Catalan:prevenibilitat, ...
Czech:preventabilita, možnost předcházení, ...
Danish:forhindrighed, forebyggelighed, ...
Dutch:voorkombaarheid, ...
Greek:προληψιμότητα, ...
Hungarian:megelőzhetőség, megelőzési lehetőség, ...
Khmer:លទ្ធភាពនៃការបង្ការបាន, លទ្ធភាពបង្ការ, ...
Korean:예방 가능성, ...
Persian:قابلیت جلوگیری, قابلیت پیشگیری, ...
Polish:możliwość zapobiegania, możliwość zapobieżenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):evitabilidade, prevenibilidade, ...
Romanian:prevenibilitate, grad de prevenire, ...
Swedish:förebyggbarhet, ...
Thai:การป้องกันได้, ...
Turkish:önlenebilirlik, engellenebilirlik, ...
Vietnamese:khả năng ngăn chặn, khả năng phòng ngừa, ...

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