microassault

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ assault.

Noun

microassault (plural microassaults)

1. (sociology) 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.