as in insulting
intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value
slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants
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as in offending
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 isolating
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 disdaining
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 ignoring
to fail to give proper attention to
slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction
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Perkins said the drink bore the insulting message.—
Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Using those who serve in uniform as political props is insulting.—
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Is the streamer afraid of offending hate groups by depicting them as hateful and/or groups?—
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In New Zealand, murder carries a mandatory life sentence and judges are required to set a prison term of at least 10 years before the offending person can apply for parole, according to the outlet.—
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Whether isolating public officials for harassment, doxing, intimidation, and ultimately attempted assassination, it is all carefully planned, executed and thought through.—
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The journey into the unknown can be both exciting and isolating.—
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Since then, Moscow has expanded its drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, while seemingly ignoring his overtures for further dialogue to end the conflict.—
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Meanwhile, films with casts between 41-50 percent people of color grossed far more than the least diverse casts, a commercial reality Hollywood keeps ignoring.—
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And there would be lots of soldiers around, either Army or National Guard, and the people who were civilians would be young people, very disparaging about the military.—
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The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.—
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There's a clear uphill battle ahead, but OpenAI's Altman brushed off concerns on Tuesday, rejecting the idea that the infrastructure spending spree is overkill.—
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Lawyers for Cook urged the court not to fire her, rejecting the allegations.—
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The situation unfolded earlier this week when TikToker Bookie Woodz posted a now-controversial clip, accusing Ayesha of craving male attention and subtly disrespecting her husband in the process.—
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The caller berated Dipoto for disrespecting his uniform number.—
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This comes after recent reports that Queen Camilla isn’t forgetting what has been said about her, particularly on the part of Prince Harry.—
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Critics are waxing nostalgic for the edgy and outrageous comments of social critic humorists such as Dick Gregory, Mort Sahl, George Carlin, and Don Imus, forgetting that none of those figures were ever the host of a broadcast network TV show.—
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“Slighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighting. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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