megakadályozott

Megakadályozott is a Hungarian passive participle derived from the verb megakadályozni, meaning "to prevent" or "to stop." The participle is formed by adding the suffix –t to the infinitive root, resulting in megakadályozott. It is used to describe a state or condition that has been prevented or stopped by some agent.

In Hungarian grammar, passive participles are used as adjectives, attributive modifiers, or past tense passive forms. Megakadályozott can therefore appear before a noun, e.g., megakadályozott esemény (prevented event), or after the verb form of a passive auxiliary, e.g., az eseményt megakadályozottak (the event was prevented). The participle agrees in number and case with the noun it modifies.

The word originates from meg, a perfective prefix, and akadályozni, to blockade or block. The prefix turns an action into a completed state, producing the sense of total prevention rather than mere interference.

In contexts of law, safety, or public policy, megakadályozott is often used to emphasize that an undesirable outcome was successfully avoided. For instance, a fire that was megakadályozott by sprinklers indicates that the sprinkler system functioned as intended. The term is analogous to the English passive participial form "prevented" and functions similarly in both analytical and descriptive usage.