anti-vaccinist
anti-vaccinist is the alternative form of anti-vaccinationist.
Meaning of anti-vaccinationist
Noun
anti-vaccinationist (plural anti-vaccinationists)
- One who opposes vaccination.
- In the past, physicians and vaccine producers were remarkably flexible and politically astute when making claims about vaccine safety or responding to anti-vaccinationists. To defeat anti-vaxxers’ campaign of misinformation, the same thing must happen today.2019 December 10, Tess Lanzarotta, “How to beat anti-vaxxers at their own game”, in The Washington Post
- Synonyms:
- anti-vaccinator, anti-vaxxer
- Antonyms:
- pro-vaccinationist, vaccinationist
Adjective
anti-vaccinist (comparative more anti-vaccinist, superlative most anti-vaccinist)
- Opposed to vaccination.
- I was quite accurate in saying that not a single anti-vaccinist was appointed on the Commission. Dr.. Collins was appointed as a sceptic seeking for information, and Mr. Picton, M.P., as opposed to compulsion; if they are now anti-vaccinist, this development has been due to what they have heard...1893, The British Homoeopathic Review - Volume 37, page 638
Forms of anti-vaccinist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | anti-vaccinists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more anti-vaccinist |
| superlative | most anti-vaccinist |
Questions about anti-vaccinist
- What does anti-vaccinist mean?
- Anti-vaccinist means opposed to vaccination.
- What is anti-vaccinist the alternative form of?
- Anti-vaccinist is the alternative form of anti-vaccinationist.
- What part of speech is anti-vaccinist?
- Anti-vaccinist is an adjective.
Words near anti-vaccinist in the dictionary
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