Definition
microaggressor
noun
- a person who commits microaggressions; someone who engages in subtle, often unintentional discriminatory or demeaning behavior toward members of a marginalized group
Usage: contemporary usage; often used in discussions of workplace, educational, or social dynamics
Examples
- The training addressed how to recognize when you might be a microaggressor without realizing it.
- She felt frustrated when colleagues dismissed her concerns, viewing them as typical behavior of a microaggressor.
- The workshop helped employees understand how microaggressors can unintentionally harm workplace culture.
- He reflected on whether his comment made him a microaggressor in that moment.
- The article examined how even well-intentioned people can become microaggressors through careless language.