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TAKE THE QUIZnonimmunized
adjective
non·im·mu·nized
ˌnän-ˈi-myə-ˌnīzd 
: not having been made immune to something (such as a communicable disease) especially by vaccination
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In rare cases in populations that are underimmunized, the weakened virus can mutate and infect nonimmunized people.
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Peter Schwartzstein, Scientific American, 22 May 2020
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
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Peter Schwartzstein, Scientific American, 22 May 2020
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
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“Nonimmunized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonimmunized. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.
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