slighted
Americanadjective
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treated with indifference, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snubbed.
She was miffed at the lack of a written invitation, clearly feeling herself the slighted party.
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treated as unimportant; given insufficient attention, value, or effort.
Too often, science is a slighted part of the elementary school curriculum.
verb
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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
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Slighted by mother-in-law, should she now help care for her?
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022
Q. Slighted wedding guest: My old friend “Jenny” has been driving herself crazy with her wedding.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2020
Slighted really needs to broaden his reach, and embrace connecting with many people, versus one.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2019
Slighted, she grants Anthony's plea for a meeting at their Paris rendezvous.
From Time Magazine Archive
Time and chance are but a tide, Ha, ha, the wooing o't, Slighted love is sair to bide, sore, endure Ha, ha, the wooing o't.
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan
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