(comparative more delinquent, superlative most delinquent) 1  Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. Fred is delinquent in making his car payment. 2  Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
A microaggression is a slight against a person, intentionally or otherwise, that demeans a person's humanity and dignity. Microaggressions more often than not causes the recipient of the aggression to feel out of place or umwelcome.
Whatâs fascinating about the UCLA guidelines is that anything that is said to someone from a different cultural group may constitute a microaggression. So, declaring that âAmerica is the land of opportunityâ could be construed as a microaggression because it implies that ârace or gender does not play a role in life successesâ. There seems to be a veritable industry producing guidelines, running sensitivity seminars and creating microaggression-awareness websites.