anti-vivisection

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adjective

an·​ti-viv·​i·​sec·​tion ˌan-tē-ˌvi-və-ˈsek-shən 

-ˈvi-və-ˌsek-, 

ˌan-tī-

: opposed to experimentation on living animals especially when considered to cause pain or distress to the subject : opposed to vivisection

anti-vivisection ads

an anti-vivisection organization

anti-vivisectionist

ˌan-tē-ˌvi-və-ˈsek-sh(ə-)nist 

ˌan-tī-

noun

… it is cogent to say that I am a strong anti-vivisectionist.

—G. K. Chesterton

anti-vivisectionist

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noun

an·​ti-vivi·​sec·​tion·​ist ¦an-ˌtī-ˌvi-və-¦sek-sh(ə-)nəst 

¦an-tē-

plural -s

: a person opposed to animal experimentation

Examples of anti-vivisection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The highly contagious zombie-creating virus—billed as Rage, communicable through blood, taking hold within seconds—had been released into the wild 28 days before Jim’s crash, when anti-vivisection activists freed chimps from a top-secret primate research facility. —Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024

The earliest American anti-vivisection campaigns, beginning in the late 1800s, were run by women who connected their own domination with the plight of animals undergoing experimentation. —Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

anti- entry 1 + vivisection + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1863, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-vivisection

• abjection
• advection
• affection
• bijection
• bisection
• collection
• complexion
• confection
• connection
• connexion
• convection
• correction

Medical Definition

anti-vivisection

noun

an·​ti-vivi·​sec·​tion ˌant-i-ˌviv-ə-ˈsek-shən, ˌan-ˌtī-, -ˈviv-ə-ˌ 

often attributive

: opposition to animal experimentation and especially vivisection

the anti-vivisection movement

anti-vivisectionist

-ˌviv-ə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)nəst 

noun