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Definitions for Slighting
[1] derogatory and disparaging; belittling.
[2] small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
[3] of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial: a slight cut.
[4] slender or slim; not heavily built.
[5] frail; flimsy; delicate: a slight fabric.
[6] of little substance or strength.
[7] to treat as of little importance.
[8] to treat (someone) with indifference; ignore, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snub: to be slighted by society.
[9] to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.
[10] an act or instance of slighting or being slighted: The critics’ slights led her to change direction in her work.
[11] a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront: She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.
[12] characteristic of a slight; disparaging; disdainful in a slighting manner
[13] small in quantity or extent
[14] of small importance; trifling
[15] slim and delicate
[16] lacking in strength or substance
[17] Southwest English dialect ill
[18] to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub
[19] to treat as unimportant or trifling
[20] US to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc)
[21] an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference
Words related to Slighting
disparaging, derisive, derogatory, offensive, opprobrious
Words nearby Slighting
slier, sliest, slieve, slieve donard, slight, slighting, slightly, sligo, slily, slim, slim disease
Origin of Slighting
1250–1300; Middle English (adj.) smooth, sleek, slender; compare Old English -sliht- in eorth-slihtes even with ground; cognate with German schlicht, Old Norse slēttr, Gothic slaihts smooth
Other words from Slighting
slight·ing·ly , adverb
slight·er , noun
slight·ly , adverb
slight·ness , noun
o·ver·slight , adjective
un·slight·ed , adjective
Word origin for Slighting
C13: from Old Norse slēttr smooth; related to Old High German slehtr, Gothic slaihts, Middle Dutch slecht simple
Synonyms for Slighting
belittling, disparaging, maligning, derisive, derogatory, offensive, opprobrious