antivaccination

American  

[an-tee-vak-suh-ney-shuhn, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˌvæk səˈneɪ ʃən, ˌæn taɪ- /

Or anti-vaccination

adjective

1. opposed to vaccines and vaccination.

   An image of a skeleton was adopted by the 19th-century anti-vaccination movement to scare people, especially parents, into forgoing smallpox vaccination.

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Etymology

Origin of antivaccination

First recorded in 1875–80; anti- ( def. ) + vaccination ( def. )

Example Sentences

In Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, the figure is 28%, and in Marin County, once a hotbed of antivaccination sentiment, it’s an astonishing 46%, according to a Times analysis of state data.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2021

The rise of antivaccination campaigns is frustrating to all of us.

From Scientific American • Mar. 5, 2020

Four years ago, googling "vaccines" in Italy would bring up a list of antivaccination groups among top results.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 2, 2020

A Japanese physician and writer who is under fire from antivaccination groups for defending a cervical cancer vaccine won an international award today for her perseverance.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2017

Others objected to the mandate itself—and so began the antivaccination movement, long before actress Jenny McCarthy spewed her views on national television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 23, 2015