microinequity

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ inequity

Noun

microinequity (plural microinequities)

1. A small gesture or other minor treatment that discriminates against an individual.
   • 2013, C. Nathan DeWall, The Oxford Handbook of Social Exclusion, page 58:

     Specifically, store personnel displayed microinequities—they smiled less, they spoke fewer words, and they were more rude and less friendly with heavy (versus nonheavy) individuals.