forfend

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Or even, heavens forfend, stop it from being inflicted at all.

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Quick take

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

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verb

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for forfend.

verb

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

Example sentences

Or even, heavens forfend, stop it from being inflicted at all.

Heaven forfend people discuss different ways to view a problem.

God forfend our little dumplings should be able to have their weed delivered safely by the fedex guy.

Heaven forfend that this woman, like many women with careers, is bitchy in general!

Heaven forfend that this man, like many highly technical people, is socially awkward in general!

Heaven forfend the idea of better education or refresher classes/requirements.

Heaven forfend staff should behave in a way potentially inimical to the interests of management, instead of the other way around.

Heaven forfend!My sarcasm font is broken, so I'll just come out and say it: this is link and argument bait and accomplishes nothing whatsoever except to make people argue with each other about "hidden biases".

Productive capacity has been hollowed out in exactly the economies that have taken on the most debt, so the debt can't be repaid in any meaningful way. When you start penciling in future obligations or, heaven forfend, "investments" in "derivatives" made by our friends in the big pension funds... No way. I believe we are at the end of the public/private debt ponzi scheme.