SLIGHTED Definition & Meaning

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slighted

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adjective

treated with indifference, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snubbed:
She was miffed at the lack of a written invitation, clearly feeling herself the slighted party.
treated as unimportant; given insufficient attention, value, or effort:
Too often, science is a slighted part of the elementary school curriculum.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of slight.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of slighted¹

First recorded in 1615–25; slight ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; slight ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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“That was a father. I can’t sit here and be angry or feel slighted by LeBron James in any way in that regard.”

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Both unions rushed to smooth the waters after the column appeared, but the feeling of being slighted remains.

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Judge Geraint Walters told Swansea Crown Court that Cooper appeared to have felt "slighted" after Mr Evans and his partner shared a look while his partner, Catherine Tracy Francis, was singing karaoke.

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According to Witty’s memo, obtained by journalist Ken Klippenstein and reportedly sent out on Wednesday, not all customers feel slighted by the insurance provider with its notoriously high denial rates.

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Now is, surely, the time for McIlroy to feel slighted and respond with his his clubs.

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