English Dictionary
Definition of “protection”
protection (prəˈtɛkʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of protecting or the condition of being protected
- something that protects
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports, designed for the protection of domestic industries against overseas competition, expansion of domestic employment, etc
- Also called protectionismthe system, policy, or theory of such restrictions Compare free trade
- a document that grants protection or immunity from arrest or harassment to a person, esp a traveller
- mountaineering security on a climb provided by running belays, etc
- informal
- Also called protection moneymoney demanded by gangsters for freedom from molestation
- freedom from molestation purchased in this way
Alternative Forms
proˈtectionˌism noun proˈtectionist noun adjective
Synonyms
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safety,
charge,
care,
defence,
protecting,
security,
guarding,
custody,
safeguard,
preservation,
aegis,
guardianship,
safekeeping,
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safeguard,
cover,
guard,
shelter,
screen,
barrier,
shield,
refuge,
buffer,
bulwark,
Translations
- British English:
protection
If something gives protection against something unpleasant, it prevents people or things from being harmed or damaged by it.Self-confidence is the best protection against bullying.prəˈtɛkʃən NOUN Self-confidence is the best protection against bullying.
- Spanish:
protección
nf
- French:
protection
nf
- German:
Schutz
nm
- Chinese: 保护 n
- Arabic: حِمَايَة n
- Portuguese: protecção nf
- Russian: защита nf
- Croatian: zaštita nf
- Czech: ochrana nf
- Danish: beskyttelse nutr
- Dutch: bescherming nf
- Finnish: suojelu n
- Greek: προστασία nf
- Italian: protezione nf
- Japanese: 保護 n
- Korean: 보호 n
- Norwegian: beskyttelse nm
- Polish: ochrona nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: proteção nf
- European Spanish:
protección
nf
- Swedish: skydd nnt
- Thai: การป้องกัน n
- Turkish: koruma n
- Vietnamese: sự bảo vệ n
Usage examples
He began humming to himself, a sort of protection , It thought, against further questioning.
Innes, Hammond, High Stand (1985)Unlike the EU, there is no Council of Ministers with weighted voting and protection of essential national interests.
Country Life (2004)The proposals also envisage an interim board which will appoint a chief executive and a director of consumer protection.
Irish Times (2002)The militia said it was ready to discuss releasing the hostages with a delegation under the protection of the UN peacekeeping mission.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But if she believed he was dead, he no longer needed her protection.
Alexandra Connor, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
