"anti-vaxxing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + vaxxing (present participle of vax). Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|vaxxing|pos2=present participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">vax</i>}} anti- + vaxxing (present participle of vax) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anti-vaxxing (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Opposing vaccines and vaccination. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: anti-vaccine, anti-vaccination, anti-vax [informal]
    Sense id: en-anti-vaxxing-en-adj-JEGaoxm1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 77 23

Noun

Etymology: From anti- + vaxxing (present participle of vax). Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|vaxxing|pos2=present participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">vax</i>}} anti- + vaxxing (present participle of vax) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anti-vaxxing (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Opposition to vaccines and vaccination; reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-anti-vaxxing-en-noun-~T7ujn5j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

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