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anti-vaccine

anti-vaccine adjective: opposing vaccines and vaccination.

Adjective

anti-vaccine (not comparable)

  1. Opposing vaccines and vaccination.
    • A new book defending vaccines, written by a doctor infuriated at the claim that they cause autism, is galvanizing a backlash against the antivaccine movement in the United States.2009 January 13, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2019
    • This tactic should not be surprising given that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. served as a producer on “Vaxxed II.” A recent study found Kennedy’s anti-vaccination organization, the World Mercury Project, was one of two groups responsible for 54 percent of anti-vaccine advertisements on Facebook.2019 December 10, Tess Lanzarotta, “How to beat anti-vaxxers at their own game”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2023
    Antonyms:
    pro-vaccine

Synonyms of anti-vaccine

Antonyms

Forms of anti-vaccine

alternative formantivaccine

Origin of anti-vaccine

From anti- + vaccine.

Questions about anti-vaccine

What does anti-vaccine mean?
Anti-vaccine means opposing vaccines and vaccination.
What part of speech is anti-vaccine?
Anti-vaccine is an adjective.

Words near anti-vaccine in the dictionary

  1. anti-vaccination
  2. anti-vaccinationist
  3. anti-vaccinationists
  4. anti-vaccinator
  5. anti-vaccinators
  6. anti-vaccine
  7. anti-vaccinist
  8. anti-vaccinists
  9. anti-vax
  10. anti-vaxer
  11. anti-vaxers

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