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Hostile Architecture

Noun

design elements of public buildings and spaces that are intended to stop unwanted behavior such as loitering or sleeping in public by making such behavior difficult and uncomfortable

The new park was filled with hostile architecture such as spikes on flat surfaces and hard, narrow benches.

Sanskrit equivalent

अवाञ्छितव्यवहारप्रतिबन्धस्थापत्यम्

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