vaccinophobia

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noun

A fear of or aversion to the practice of vaccination.

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Meanings

nounvaccinophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fear of or aversion to the practice of vaccination.

    It was only subsequently that the class of persons affected with vaccinophobia made their appearance, claiming that vaccine is the direst of misfortunes, since it presents a natural and fatal evil, one which neither the Divine nor the human law gives us the right to oppose.

    1883 December, Thos. Layton, “Translations: Lacto-Variolic Inoculation”, in The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal (New Series), volume 11, New Orleans: L. Graham & Son, page 465

Origin

From vaccine + -o- + -phobia.

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Translations

Greek εμβολιοφοβία
  • εμβολιοφοβία (emvoliofovía)fear of or aversion to the practice vaccination
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APA

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MLA

“vaccinophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccinophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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