anti-vaxxing
anti-vaxxing noun: opposition to vaccines and vaccination; reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated.
Noun
anti-vaxxing (uncountable)
- Opposition to vaccines and vaccination; reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated.
- Curious about anti-vaxxing but not sure whether you want to risk the lives of your children on a vague vogue? Well: why not practise on your dogs first?
- That’s right: anti-vaxxing for animals. An accoutrement as chi-chi as any doggie waistcoat, is now a thing.2018 January 24, Gavin Haynes, “The anti-vaxxers have a new target in their sights – pets”, in The Guardian
Adjective
anti-vaxxing (not comparable)
- Opposing vaccines and vaccination.
- The songs are altogether more upbeat, from the folderol folk song given an aggressive modern makeover, to a satire on anti-vaxxing parents – which feels one-dimensional until a klezmer break takes the song in a nonsense new direction.2020 January 15, Brian Logan, “Flo & Joan review – comedy's squabbling sister act pack in songs and surprises”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- anti-vaccine, anti-vaccination, anti-vax
Synonyms of anti-vaxxing
Origin of anti-vaxxing
From anti- + vaxxing (present participle of vax).
Questions about anti-vaxxing
- What does anti-vaxxing mean?
- Anti-vaxxing means opposition to vaccines and vaccination; reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated.
- What part of speech is anti-vaxxing?
- Anti-vaxxing can be a noun or an adjective.
Words near anti-vaxxing in the dictionary
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