The Open Dictionary

containment

noun

UK/kənˈteɪn.mənt/
US/kənˈteɪn.mənt/

Definitions of containment noun

  1. Uncountable

    The act of controlling, limiting, or restraining something or someone harmful.

    • The police's primary concern was the containment of crowd violence.

    • The spread of the disease rendered all containment efforts ineffective.

    • Effective containment measures are crucial during a viral outbreak.

  2. Uncountablepoliticsspecialized

    An effort to limit another country's political influence without engaging in war.

    • The government is implementing a policy of containment.

    • The strategy aims to ensure the containment of the rival's expansion in the region.

    • The international community seeks the containment of the country's nuclear ambitions.