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unimmunized

unimmunized

1 7.5
Not having had a vaccine that protects you from a disease
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈɪmjunˌaɪzd/
  • US
translation icon : no inmunizado
  • The health department is concerned about the rising number of unimmunized individuals in the community.
  • unimmunized children

Examples

  • Seven children of Ward 7 were still unimmunized (they will be covered during the subsequent camps to be organized there).

    Academic text (2007)

  • And the rates of unimmunized kids entering school went down significantly.

  • Contrary to popular belief, pockets of unimmunized children exist in the heart of the cities and towns.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Enquiries from health workers, anganwadi workers, and helpers were also made, particularly regarding incompletely immunized and unimmunized children.

    Academic text (2007)

  • If your unimmunized child inadvertently infects a very young infant too young to be immunized against pertussis and the infant dies... would that convince you?

    Blog text (28)

  • Many unimmunized children are at a higher risk of contracting preventable diseases.

  • Parents are strongly advised to ensure their unimmunized kids are vaccinated, as they can spread infections.

Synonyms

unvaccinated
vsunimmunized
7 4.7

Not having received a vaccine that protects against a disease

is the same meaning but uses specific rather than particular
uninoculated
vsunimmunized
1 7.4

Not having had a vaccine that protects against disease

is narrower referring only to missing a vaccine for a specific disease
unshot
vsunimmunized
8.6

Not given a vaccine injection

is limited to lacking a vaccine for a particular disease

Antonyms

immunized
  • Specialized
3.9

Protected from a disease because of a vaccine

vaccinated
2.7

A person who has had a shot to protect them from a disease

How Immunized

immunized
  • Specialized
3.9
unimmunized
  • US
1 7.5

Surface Forms

unimmunized positive

Morphology

unimmunized = immunized (transparent) = un + immunize + ed

A regular negative prefix 'un-' applied to the participial adjective 'immunized' yields the straightforward meaning 'not vaccinated'.

Etymology

The word unimmunized breaks into un- meaning 'not' and immune meaning 'protected from disease', so unimmunized means 'not protected by a vaccine'. Think of it like a person who has not had a vaccine and so is more likely to get a disease.