Word: microinsult
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
in
sult
Definition: A form or instance of microaggression that demeans a person's racial heritage or identity.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: insult
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’
Affix: saliō
Language: la
Decoded: salio
Meaning: to bound, jump, leap; to spring forth; to flow down