microaggression
Any small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races,…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.
» I've gritted my teeth through microaggression after microaggression today.
Meaning
1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)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.
Near-synonyms: microassault, microinequity, microinsult, microinvalidation, nanoaggression
Mikroaggression
микроагрессияmikroagressija
Examples
1 sentencesI've gritted my teeth through microaggression after microaggression today.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: microaggressions| Singular | microaggression |
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Synonyms
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5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable