anti-masker

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00:55 Jan 1, 2021
English to Greek translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Journalism
English term or phrase: anti-masker
Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
someone who refuses to obey the rule that a mask must be worn in public places to help protect people from covid-19

Example sentence(s):
  • So if we want to anti-maskers to cooperate, we will need to tolerate them expressing their dissent in other ways.Ostracism and ridicule will just increase their resistance and resentment, and reinforce the “us versus them” mentality. The Conversation
  • “Anti-maskers will say masks are making you breathe in your own carbon dioxide,” said Eleanor Murray, an epidemiologist at Boston University. “That’s not at all a thing, because we know ... there are plenty of people whose occupations require them to wear a mask.” Vox
  • Anti-maskers are gradually building a following in France, and elsewhere in the world, with videos, photos and petitions on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. RFI
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4 +1αρνητής (της) μάσκας
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αρνητής (της) μάσκας


Definition from own experience or research:
άτομο που αρνείται να συμμορφωθεί με τον κανονισμό που επιβάλλει τη χρήση μάσκας με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο σε δημόσιους χώρους ως μέσο προστασίας εναντίον της λοίμωξης του αναπνευστικού COVID-19

Example sentence(s):
  • Κοροναϊός: Ποιοι είναι τελικά οι αρνητές της μάσκας - Περισσότεροι από ένα εκατομμύριο πολίτες εμφανίζονται να αρνούνται ότι η χρήση μάσκας προστατεύει. - Τα Νέα  
  • Θετική στον κορωνοϊό εργαζόμενη σε νοσοκομείο - Διαψεύδει ότι είναι αρνήτρια της μάσκας - CNN.gr  
  • Ελβετία: Κάντε νωρίς τη διαθήκη σας – Οι αρνητές μάσκας να μένουν εκτός ΜΕΘ - Εφ Συντακτών  
Nick Lingris
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