Macroaggression
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macroaggression is a noun meaning (sociology) Large-scale or overt aggression toward those of a certain race, culture, gender, etc., contrasted with microaggression.
Meaning
(sociology) Large-scale or overt aggression toward those of a certain race, culture, gender, etc., contrasted with microaggression.
Example Sentences
These are juxtaposed with brutal news footage and Isis YouTube propaganda. Here are the alienations and macroaggressions of the contemporary world.
They meet microaggression with macroaggression, bullying kids and adults who, say, refer to the transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner as anything less than “stunning and brave.”
People of color, particularly African-American men, have been caught up in a twister of macroaggressions and micro ones. No amount of ignoring can alleviate it; no amount of achieving can ameliorate it.
Word Forms
- macroaggressions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include macrosociology, macrodiscourse, macropractice, macrosociologist, macrohistory, macrosociolinguistics.
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