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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges
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as in isolated
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with
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as in disrespected
to show contempt for
music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste
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as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction
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Recent Examples of slighted
For each of the murders, the four men either lured or abducted and drove the victims to the Angeles National Forest after the victims slighted the gang in different ways, according to the Justice Department.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
Romano’s sturdy book may not stint on examples of Mary’s bad behavior—including a ferociously jealous verbal assault, near the end of the war, on the wife of a prominent Union general—but the biographer keeps tilting against those who slighted Mary in even the most superficial ways.
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Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Deborah also slighted Kelly’s talk show.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
As Cretton and Guest looked on and occasionally interjected, Abdul-Mateen described a tough first Zoom meeting that left him feeling slighted.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
Hitler always felt slighted by that rejection and, in later political life, preferred to spend most of his time discussing architecture and art.
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Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Too few compliments make kids feel slighted, while too many can inspire arrogance.
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Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
The right felt slighted, again, this time as the victim of a great left-wing conspiracy to turn football’s biggest night against them.
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Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
Romano’s sturdy book may not stint on examples of Mary’s bad behavior—including a ferociously jealous verbal assault, near the end of the war, on the wife of a prominent Union general—but the biographer keeps tilting against those who slighted Mary in even the most superficial ways.
—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Deborah also slighted Kelly’s talk show.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
As Cretton and Guest looked on and occasionally interjected, Abdul-Mateen described a tough first Zoom meeting that left him feeling slighted.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
Hitler always felt slighted by that rejection and, in later political life, preferred to spend most of his time discussing architecture and art.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Too few compliments make kids feel slighted, while too many can inspire arrogance.
—
Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
The right felt slighted, again, this time as the victim of a great left-wing conspiracy to turn football’s biggest night against them.
—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighted
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Outrage became loud when the night's heavyweight champion, Josh Hokit, insulted former first lady Michelle Obama to host Joe Rogan moments after winning his fight.
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In each episode a different guest sometimes played by a celebrity like Kumail Nanjiani or Atsuka Okatsu will walk through the door to get insulted by the pair.
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Authorities are notably worried about people living in the baking streets, and elderly people in nursing homes or isolated in their homes.
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According to state police, the incident appears isolated and does not present any danger to the public.
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Matt Cardona interrupted the chat and Zayn tried to show Gargano he was still getting disrespected.
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Don’t think for a moment Dubas won’t feel the heat in Pittsburgh if Penguins fans believe Malkin, Letang or Crosby is disrespected in any manner at the conclusion of their careers.
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For the past five years, Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday, encouraging people across the country to reflect not only on the nation's tangled past with slavery, but the wider legacy of forgotten, ignored and intentionally buried stories about Black America.
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Against such seismic personal developments, the simultaneous grown and depletion of White Rock and its environs happen at a far more gradual pace, but don’t go ignored by Choijoovanchig and his patient camera.
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At intervals John would shamble around the stage in a cruel parody of a disabled person, which in those days offended no one.
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Lu also apologized to those who were offended in the video.
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Officials in Hood County, Texas, for example, rejected a proposal for a six-month moratorium after a state senator urged the Texas attorney general to intervene and prevent the measure.
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New Delhi, however, rejected the claim, insisting the ceasefire was the result of direct bilateral talks with Pakistan.
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Musk has long disdained the norms that the executives who run giant public companies typically embrace.
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.
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Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it.
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Half the internet is broken on slow connections because devs forgot users don’t have M3 MacBooks.
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“Slighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighted. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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