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microaggression

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15 lettersPronunciation /ˌmaɪ.krəʊ.əˈɡrɛ.ʃən/Sorted aceggiimnoorrssStarts with MEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Any small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders that may have no malicious intent, but that can be interpreted as an aggression.

Word origin

From micro- + aggression, coined by American psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce in 1970.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: microassault, microinequity, microinsult, microinvalidation, nanoaggression
  • At McGill, someone has established a McGill Microaggressions website inviting students and staff to report instances of “sexism, heteropatriarchy, transphobia, classism, racism [and] ableism.”
  • For many of us, microaggressions are so commonplace that it seems impossible to tackle them one at a time. Psychologists often compare them to death by a thousand cuts.

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