fear of contamination
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffearandcontamination
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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contamination
noun[U]
uk/kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous ...
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(Definition offearandcontaminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thefearofcontaminationof the upper classes led to attacks on people's lives and belongings and the dehumanizing of the poor (pp. 180 + 3).
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Immediately after death, vasa deferentia were carefully retrieved forfearofcontaminationby seawater.
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Consequently, the parents of those girls are not going to allow their children to go where there is afearofcontamination.
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There is too much to be seen, too much to be read, too muchfearofcontaminationby going into domestic service.
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There is a risk orfearofcontamination.
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Another concern, which has also delayed the project, wasfearofcontaminationof nearby waters.
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When the tea became soaked by the falling rain, the tea transporters are said to have abandoned the tea infearofcontamination.
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The hoarding is driven byfearofcontaminationor superstitious thoughts 2.
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Some displaced children from the village were shunned after relocating forfearofcontamination.
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Compulsive washing is usually found in individuals that have afearofcontamination.
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She was particularly discriminated against in her histology class, where she was barred from speaking to her male classmates forfearofcontamination.
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Locals made the decision to stop drinking from nearby water sources forfearofcontaminationand authorities considered declaring a state of emergency.
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Rising minewater following the closure led to fears of contamination of drinking water.
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