Verb: ward off word óf
- Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
"They managed to ward off the crisis through quick action";
- forefend [archaic], forfend [archaic], obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid
- Avert, turn away, or repel
"Ward off danger"
Derived forms: wards off, warded off, warding off
Type of: defend, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent