noun
An action or statement that may seem innocuous but is considered by a person or people belonging to an oppressed group to be harmful because it displays racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted attitudes and assumptions.
microaggression
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural microaggressions)
- Any interaction between those of different races, cultures, or genders that can be interpreted as non-physical aggression.
Origin
micro- + aggression, coined by American psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce.
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"microaggression." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/microaggression>.
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microaggression. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/microaggression
