as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
refused to respond to their petty slights
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as in offends
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 isolates
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 disdains
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 ignores
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 slights
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
This mutual insecurity, thriving as underdogs and constantly seeking slights, drives their competitive spirit.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Psychologists have long been interested in why some slights refuse to fade, and how those lingering injuries can settle in — reshaping a person’s thoughts, mood and sense of self over time.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Not only has the Netflix roast caused a stir among viewers, but the comedians who participated also have been trading slights in recent weeks.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
People who are more prone to road rage are more easily triggered than others by their experiences on the road, and may tend to perceive incidents (whether accidental or not) as personal slights, Hennessy said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
Fans perceived it as the latest of an ongoing series of slights from Nike toward Sabalenka that another player debuted the look first, but Sabalenka’s dress is available for any player to purchase online.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
As his relevance falters, Drake’s eye for slights and score-settling has grown so microscopic that even his stans need tweezers.
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Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
This team lost its edge, its hunger, its willingness to take slights personally.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
Noun
Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
This mutual insecurity, thriving as underdogs and constantly seeking slights, drives their competitive spirit.
—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Psychologists have long been interested in why some slights refuse to fade, and how those lingering injuries can settle in — reshaping a person’s thoughts, mood and sense of self over time.
—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Not only has the Netflix roast caused a stir among viewers, but the comedians who participated also have been trading slights in recent weeks.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
People who are more prone to road rage are more easily triggered than others by their experiences on the road, and may tend to perceive incidents (whether accidental or not) as personal slights, Hennessy said.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
Fans perceived it as the latest of an ongoing series of slights from Nike toward Sabalenka that another player debuted the look first, but Sabalenka’s dress is available for any player to purchase online.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
As his relevance falters, Drake’s eye for slights and score-settling has grown so microscopic that even his stans need tweezers.
—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
This team lost its edge, its hunger, its willingness to take slights personally.
—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slights
Noun
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According to Spell and members of his congregation, the man had a history of verbally harassing them with threats, insults and racial slurs.
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Michael Lind, the writer and New America co-founder, argues in Commonplace, the magazine of Oren Cass’s American Compass, that a decent wage and a safety net should be enough, and that handing workers a stake in capital insults the dignity of their labor.
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Tastes have changed, and honestly what offends people has changed so much now.
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But these arguments, about how free expression is defined, whether art that offends is inherently harmful, and whose sensibilities determine what art gets shown to the public, would recur again and again.
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The Beats Studio Pro isolates your music using adaptive active noise cancelling and 360-degree Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking.
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For clear voice communication, each earbud has a dual-microphone system paired with an AI noise reduction algorithm that isolates the wearer’s voice from ambient sound in the background.
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Krikorian said a more traditional law enforcement approach should trade street sweeps for a greater focus on worksite enforcement – something Homan has advocated for, but which Trump disdains.
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White supremacy, which is very much alive in the land — turn on the news — disdains every people of color.
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Stating that Palestinians are entitled to a country of their own ignores the facts.
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With the job’s high salary, live-in accommodations and her love of children on her mind, Layla ignores Jasmine’s concerns and drives to the family’s estate to meet Zuri.
Noun
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.
Verb
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This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
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The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.
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Trump snubs Cornyn amid retribution campaign The negative tenor could diminish turnout in an election already complicated by coming a day after Memorial Day, Texas Republican strategist Tyler Norris said.
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More tech —Trump taps Zuck and Jensen—but snubs Elon and Sam Altman, for tech advisory council.
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“Slights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slights. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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