slighted

American  

[slahy-tid] / ˈslaɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. treated with indifference, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snubbed.

   She was miffed at the lack of a written invitation, clearly feeling herself the slighted party.

2. treated as unimportant; given insufficient attention, value, or effort.

   Too often, science is a slighted part of the elementary school curriculum.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of slight.

Other Word Forms

• unslighted adjective

Etymology

Origin of slighted

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

Example Sentences

Simon gave back despite feeling slighted by the school, from which he graduated with honors in 1985.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"I imagine that India's leaders will feel slighted and insulted, which will further strain US-India relations," Mr Haas told the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

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.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

Four years after being overlooked for her work behind the camera for “Little Women,” the academy’s directors branch again slighted Gerwig, this time for “Barbie.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Akin to this first trait is the second, an ever-present, poorly controlled rage—easily triggered by any feeling of being tricked, slighted, or labeled inferior by others.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Related Words

• aggrieved
• disgraced
• humiliated
• outraged
• shamed