containment noun

/kənˈteɪn.mənt/ n [U]

Definition

•

specialized when something or someone harmful is controlled and limited

Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern.

•

an attempt to keep another country's political power within limits without having a war with them

The government is pursuing a policy of containment.

(Definition of containment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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