microaggressor

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noun

One who engages in acts of microaggression.

OriginEnglish aggressor ← Latin aggressor ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- →
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Meanings

nounmicroaggressor (plural microaggressors)

plural microaggressors

  1. One who engages in acts of microaggression.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  10. Latingradior
  11. Latinaggredior
  12. Latinaggressor
  13. Englishaggressor
  14. Englishmicroaggressor

From micro- + aggressor.

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APA

microaggressor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microaggressor

MLA

“microaggressor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microaggressor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microaggressor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microaggressor.

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