contraception

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noun

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

Similar
contraceptive method
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Meanings

nouncontraception (usually uncountable, plural contraceptions)

plural contraceptions

  1. uncountableusuallyThe use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbirth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

Similar
contraceptive method
Broader
birth controlbirth preventionfamily planning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian предпазване
  • предпазване (predpazvane)use of a device or procedure
Catalan contracepció
  • contracepcióuse of a device or procedure
Chinese Mandarin 避孕
  • 避孕 (bìyùn)use of a device or procedure
Czech antikoncepce
  • antikoncepceuse of a device or procedure
Danish prævention
  • præventionuse of a device or procedure
Dutch anticonceptie
  • anticonceptieuse of a device or procedure
Esperanto kontraŭkoncipo
  • kontraŭkoncipouse of a device or procedure
Estonian rasestuse vältimine
  • rasestuse vältimineuse of a device or procedure
Finnish ehkäisy, syntyvyyden säännöstely
  • ehkäisyuse of a device or procedure
  • syntyvyyden säännöstelyuse of a device or procedure
French contraception
  • contraceptionuse of a device or procedure
German Empfängnisverhütung, Kontrazeption
  • Empfängnisverhütunguse of a device or procedure
  • Kontrazeptionuse of a device or procedure
  • Verhütunguse of a device or procedure
Greek αντισύλληψη
  • αντισύλληψη (antisýllipsi)use of a device or procedure
Hungarian fogamzásgátlás
  • fogamzásgátlásuse of a device or procedure
Indonesian kontrasepsi
  • kontrasepsiuse of a device or procedure
Italian contraccezione
  • contraccezioneuse of a device or procedure
Japanese 避妊
  • 避妊 (hinin)use of a device or procedure
Latin contraconceptio
  • contraconceptiouse of a device or procedure
Norwegian Bokmål prevensjon
  • prevensjonuse of a device or procedure
Polish antykoncepcja
  • antykoncepcjause of a device or procedure
Portuguese contraceção
  • contraceçãouse of a device or procedure
Russian контраце́пция
  • контраце́пция (kontracépcija)use of a device or procedure
Scottish Gaelic casg-gin, casg-gineamhainn
  • casg-ginuse of a device or procedure
  • casg-gineamhainnuse of a device or procedure
Spanish anticoncepción, contraconcepción
  • anticoncepciónuse of a device or procedure
  • contraconcepciónuse of a device or procedure
  • contracepciónuse of a device or procedure
  • anticoncepcionismouse of a device or procedure
Tagalog labanlihi, agaw-lihi
  • labanlihiuse of a device or procedure
  • agaw-lihiuse of a device or procedure
Urdu امتناعِ حمل, ضبطِ تولید
  • امتناعِ حمل (imtinā-e-hamal)use of a device or procedure
  • ضبطِ تولید (zabt-e-taulīd)use of a device or procedure
Cite this entry
APA

contraception. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contraception

MLA

“contraception.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contraception. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contraception,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contraception.

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