vaccination

Noun

Meaning

The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inoculation jab immunization immunisation hypo prevention shot medicine dose cure injection beef fix immunity needle
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Antonyms

exposed unprotected snake oil undefended unvaccinated anti-vaccine
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Hypernyms

scar cicatrice immunization cicatrix immunisation

Related terms

vaccinate vax vaccinator

Phrases with the word

one believing vaccination is harmful doctor of vaccination supporter of vaccination vaccination expert natural vaccination perform vaccination

Examples

First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint the second time. Honoré de Balzac

Rising COVID numbers are worrying. Vaccination must pick up pace to avoid serious outcomes in the next wave. Rahul Gandhi

It's like scarlet fever: one has to get it over." "Then one should invent a way of inoculating love, like vaccination. Leo Tolstoy

With the absence of a flu vaccination last year, I did not take a flu shot; but there is still some immunity that carries over from year to year; but about every 30 years, there is a major change in the genetics of the flu virus. Michael Burgess

Some very poor countries run great vaccination systems, and some richer ones run terrible programs. Bill Gates

As well consult a butcher on the value of vegetarianism as a doctor on the worth of vaccination. George Bernard Shaw

Close letter words and terms

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