microassault

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ assault.

Noun

microassault (plural microassaults)

  1. (sociology) A form or instance of microaggression involving purposeful discriminatory action, such as a verbal attack or avoidant behaviour.

Verb

microassault (third-person singular simple present microassaults, present participle microassaulting, simple past and past participle microassaulted)

  1. (rare) To engage in the practice of making microassaults.
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