English Dictionary

anti-vaxxery

名詞

くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(informal) Opposition to vaccines and vaccination; reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated.

日本語の意味

ワクチンや予防接種に対する反対、拒否、またはそれに伴う行動や傾向

Her anti-vaxxery made family gatherings tense whenever vaccinations came up.

彼女のワクチンへの反対が、ワクチンの話題が出るたびに家族の集まりを気まずくさせた。

意味（1）

(informal) Opposition to vaccines and vaccination; reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated.

Chadwick cites this as an example of how credulous and ignorant rustic communities were in those days. If one judges by today’s anti-vaxxery, such credulity and ignorance are alive and well, and flourishing on social media.