macroaggression
macroaggression noun: large-scale or overt aggression toward those of a certain race, culture, gender, etc., contrasted with microaggression.
Noun
macroaggression (countable and uncountable, plural macroaggressions)
- Large-scale or overt aggression toward those of a certain race, culture, gender, etc., contrasted with microaggression.
- People of color, particularly African-American men, have been caught up in a twister of macroaggressions and micro ones. No amount of ignoring can alleviate it; no amount of achieving can ameliorate it.2015 January 5, Charles M. Blow, “Privilege of ‘Arrest Without Incident’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- They meet microaggression with macroaggression, bullying kids and adults who, say, refer to the transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner as anything less than “stunning and brave.”2015 December 8, James Poniewozik, “How ‘South Park’ Perfectly Captures Our Era of Outrage”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of macroaggression
| plural | macroaggressions |
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Origin of macroaggression
From macro- + aggression.
Questions about macroaggression
- What does macroaggression mean?
- Macroaggression means large-scale or overt aggression toward those of a certain race, culture, gender, etc., contrasted with microaggression.
- What part of speech is macroaggression?
- Macroaggression is a noun.
- What is the plural of macroaggression?
- The plural of macroaggression is macroaggressions.
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