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microaffirmation

noun

Etymology

From micro- + affirmation.

  1. derived from affirmare
  2. derived from afermacion
  3. formed as microaffirmation — “micro- + affirmation”

Definitions

  1. A minor action or statement which validates someone (or oneself).

    • […] important and salient in some ways, an unintended consequence of the classroom practices was the deployment of the microaffirmation that 'good' White people do not need to develop a deeper critical awareness of themselves as raced […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA