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vaccination

noun

Simple meaning

Inoculation with a vaccine, to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

Pronunciation

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vaksuhnayshuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

væksəˈneɪʃən

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Definition

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noun

  1. Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

  2. Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

  3. The scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

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How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

Used this way, vaccination is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare contexts.

Emotional tone
Slightly negative
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Critical or judgemental
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare

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More ways to use vaccination

  • “Getting your annual flu vaccination helps protect you and the community.”noun

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Synonyms

Sense: inoculation with a vaccine

inoculation

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