Definitions for PREPAREDNESS
prɪˈpɛər ɪd nɪs, -ˈpɛərd nɪspre·pared·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. readiness, preparedness, preparationnoun

   the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

   "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. preparednessnoun

   The state of being prepared

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preparednessnoun

   State or act of being prepared: as, he’s in a preparedness for his final exit.

   Etymology: from prepare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preparedness

   Preparedness is a research-based set of actions that are taken as precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters. Preparedness is an important quality in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes. There are different types of preparedness, such as public health preparedness and local emergency preparedness or snow preparedness, but probably the most developed type is "disaster preparedness", defined by the United Nations as involving "forecasting and taking precautionary measures before an imminent threat when warnings are possible". This includes not only natural disasters, but all kinds of severe damage caused in a relatively short period, including warfare. Preparedness is a major phase of emergency management, and is particularly valued in areas of competition such as sport and military science. Methods of preparation include research, estimation, planning, resourcing, education, practicing and rehearsing.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preparedness

   Preparedness refers to the state of being properly equipped or ready to handle or deal with a particular situation, event, or disaster. It involves taking necessary measures and precautions in advance to minimize damage or manage potential risks effectively. This can include training, having necessary supplies, planning, education, or strategizing.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preparedness

   In psychology, preparedness is a concept developed to explain why certain associations are learned more readily than others. For example, phobias related to survival, such as snakes, spiders, and heights, are much more common and much easier to induce in the laboratory than other kinds of fears. According to Seligman, this is a result of our evolutionary history. The theory states that organisms which learned to fear environmental threats faster had a survival and reproductive advantage. Consequently, the innate predisposition to fear these threats became an adaptive human trait. The concept of preparedness has also been used to explain why taste aversions are learned so quickly and efficiently compared with other kinds of classical conditioning.

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • State

How to pronounce PREPAREDNESS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PREPAREDNESS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PREPAREDNESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PREPAREDNESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PREPAREDNESS in a Sentence

1. Bonner Cohen:

   This is a man-made disaster, southern California is an arid part of the world where droughts -- even severe droughts -- are commonplace, and knowing this, you’d think the government of California would have included this mathematical certainty in its disaster preparedness planning, but the government has done nothing, not even store rain, as the population has continued to grow.

2. Stephen Redd:

   These funds will allow states and territories to continue implementation of their Zika preparedness plans, but are not enough to support a comprehensive Zika response and can only temporarily address what is needed.

3. Ellen Williams:

   You can certainly see it in forward operations where they are moving their troops out into a place where they don’t have ready access to an electric power system, as a military base, they need emergency preparedness so that if there is a hurricane or if there is a terrorist event anything that might disrupt the external electric power grid, they need to be able to keep their operations going. For them to have a microgrid with their own storage and their own battery system is really important.

4. Macharia Kamau:

   Both rapid and slow-onset climactic events are exposing years of poor investment and preparedness, demanding a much better financed and integrated response, these climactic events are also exposing the vulnerability of our grand plans for fighting poverty and sustaining our infrastructure.

5. Arda Tunca:

   The funds created for earthquake preparedness have been used for projects such as road constructions, infrastructure build-ups, etc. other than earthquake preparedness, in other words, no buffers or cushions have been set in place to limit the economic impacts of such disasters.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PREPAREDNESS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preparedness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PREPAREDNESS
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PREPAREDNESS