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micro-agression — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • microaggression noun A small, often unintentional comment or action that conveys a demeaning assumption about someone's race, sex, religion or other group identity.

Senses

micro-agression is used for these senses in English:

  • microaggression (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.
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