microaggression
English
Etymology
micro- + aggression, coined by American psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce.
Noun
microaggression (countable and uncountable, plural microaggressions)
- (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.
- 2014 Feb. 18, Graeme Hamilton, "McGill student forced to apologize for racial ‘microaggression’ after emailing joke Obama clip," National Post (Canada) (retrieved 19 Feb 2014):
- At McGill, someone has established a McGill Microaggressions website inviting students and staff to report instances of “sexism, heteropatriarchy, transphobia, classism, racism [and] ableism.”
- 2014 Feb. 18, Graeme Hamilton, "McGill student forced to apologize for racial ‘microaggression’ after emailing joke Obama clip," National Post (Canada) (retrieved 19 Feb 2014):
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Translations
everyday interaction interpreted as aggression
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