Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microaggressive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croag-gres-sive
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive English microaggressive From micro- + aggressive.

Inflected Forms

more microaggressive (comparative) most microaggressive (superlative)

Derived Forms

Rhymes With

Questions

What does microaggressive mean?
Exhibiting or relating to microaggression.
Where does microaggressive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive English microaggressive From micro- + aggressive.

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