"microaggression" meaning in English

See microaggression in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌmaɪ.krəʊ.əˈɡrɛ.ʃən/ [UK], /ˌmaɪ.kroʊ.əˈɡrɛ.ʃən/ [US] Forms: microaggressions [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + aggression, coined by American psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce in 1970. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|aggression}} micro- + aggression, {{coin|en|Chester M. Pierce|in=1970|nat=American|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=psychiatrist|w=Chester Middlebrook Pierce}} coined by American psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce in 1970 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microaggression (countable and uncountable, plural microaggressions)
  1. (sociology, chiefly US) 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. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Leftism, Social justice, Sociology Hyponyms: microassault, microinsult, microinvalidation, nanoaggression Related terms: microaggress, microaggressive, microaggressor, microinvalidate Translations (everyday interaction interpreted as aggression): microagressió [feminine] (Catalan), 微歧視 (Chinese Mandarin), 微歧视 (Chinese Mandarin), mikroaggressio (Finnish), micro-agression [feminine] (French), Mikroaggression [feminine] (German), 미세공격 (misegonggyeok) (alt: 微細攻擊) (Korean), mikroaggressjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), mikroaggressjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mikroagresja [feminine] (Polish), microagressão (Portuguese), микроагрессия (mikroagressija) [feminine] (Russian), microagresión [feminine] (Spanish), mikroaggression [common-gender] (Swedish)

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