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microaggression

microaggression A microaggression is a brief comment, action, or situation that conveys a hostile, insulting, or negative slight toward someone.

A microaggression is a brief comment, action, or situation that conveys a hostile, insulting, or negative slight toward someone. It can be deliberate or unintentional and includes openly discriminatory acts, subtle demeaning messages, and dismissals or negations of a person’s identity or thoughts.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Microaggression” (D000088828).
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