microinequity

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noun

A small gesture or other minor treatment that discriminates against an individual.

“Near-synonym: microaggression”

Scrabble 29

Meanings

nounmicroinequity (plural microinequities)

plural microinequities

  1. A small gesture or other minor treatment that discriminates against an individual.

    Near-synonym: microaggression

    1 more example

    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.

    2013, C. Nathan DeWall, The Oxford Handbook of Social Exclusion, page 58

    Synonyms: microaggression

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small gesture or other minor treatment that discriminates against an individual.

Origin

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APA

microinequity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microinequity

MLA

“microinequity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microinequity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microinequity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microinequity.

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