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microassault

microassault noun: a form or instance of microaggression involving purposeful discriminatory action, such as a verbal attack or avoidant behaviour.

Noun

microassault (plural microassaults)

  1. A form or instance of microaggression involving purposeful discriminatory action, such as a verbal attack or avoidant behaviour.

Verb

microassault (third-person singular simple present microassaults, present participle microassaulting, simple past and past participle microassaulted)

  1. (rare) To engage in the practice of making microassaults.

Forms of microassault

Noun
pluralmicroassaults
Verb
third-person singular presentmicroassaults
present participlemicroassaulting
past participlemicroassaulted
pastmicroassaulted

Origin of microassault

From micro- + assault.

Questions about microassault

What does microassault mean?
Microassault means a form or instance of microaggression involving purposeful discriminatory action, such as a verbal attack or avoidant behaviour.
What part of speech is microassault?
Microassault can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of microassault?
The plural of microassault is microassaults.

Words near microassault in the dictionary

  1. microaspirated
  2. microaspiration
  3. microaspirations
  4. microaspirator
  5. microaspirators
  6. microassault
  7. microassaulted
  8. microassaulting
  9. microassaults
  10. microassay
  11. microassayed

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