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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmicro-agression
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mikro-aɡʁesjɔ̃
"Les micro-agressions quotidiennes peuvent nuire à la santé mentale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A subtle, everyday comment or action that is often unintentional and expresses a prejudiced or stereotypical attitude toward a marginalized group.
"Asking a person of color where they were 'really' born can be perceived as a microaggression." - 2
A brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignity that communicates hostile, derogatory, or negative slights.
"The constant underestimation of her leadership capability served as a lingering workplace microaggression."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'micro-' (from Greek 'mikros' meaning small) combined with 'aggression' (from Latin 'aggressio', an attack). The term was originally coined in the 1970s by psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce to describe subtle, everyday slights directed at Black Americans, and was later expanded by psychologists to encompass subtle indignities against any marginalized group.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Microaggression" is said worldwide
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micro-agression
Transliteration: mikro-aɡʁesjɔ̃
"Les micro-agressions quotidiennes peuvent nuire à la santé mentale."
Mikroaggression
Transliteration: ˈmiːkʁoʔaɡʁɛsˌɪoːn
"Viele Menschen sind sich der Wirkung von Mikroaggressionen nicht bewusst."
microaggressione
Transliteration: mikroaddresˈsjone
"Una microaggressione può sembrare banale ma ha un impatto profondo."
microagresión
Transliteration: mikɾoaɣɾeˈsjon
"Las microagresiones refuerzan los estereotipos dañinos en la sociedad."
microrregressão
Transliteration: mikɾoaɡɾeˈsãw
Script: microagressão
"Devemos estar atentos às microagressões no ambiente de trabalho."
सूक्ष्म आक्रामकता
Transliteration: sukshma akramakata
"दैनिक जीवन में सूक्ष्म आक्रामकता मानसिक तनाव का कारण बन सकती है।"
微攻击
Transliteration: wēi gōng jī
"日常生活中无意间的微攻击可能会伤害到他人。"
미시공격
Transliteration: misi-gong-gyeok
"일상 속 미시공격은 소수자들에게 지속적인 상처를 줄 수 있습니다."
マイクロアグレッション
Transliteration: maikuro aguresshon
"職場でのマイクロアグレッションに気づくことが大切です。"
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