Speakur

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microassault

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croas-sault
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To engage in the practice of making microassaults.

Etymology

From micro- + assault.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

microassaults (plural) microassaults (present, singular) microassaulting (participle, present) microassaulted (participle, past) microassaulted (past)

Questions

What does microassault mean?
A form or instance of microaggression involving purposeful discriminatory action, such as a verbal attack or avoidant behaviour.
Where does microassault come from?
From micro- + assault.

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