# slighted

Pronunciation: say "SLYT-id" US /ˈsl̥ɐɪtɪd/, UK /ˈslɑjtɪd/, AUS /ˈslɑɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Treated with disdain or neglect; ignored in a way that shows disrespect.
   - Simple: Treated rudely, as if you do not matter to someone.
   - _He felt deeply slighted when his closest friend forgot to invite him._
   - _The slighted ambassador cut his visit short and flew home that evening._
2. Shown little regard, as though unimportant or undeserving of attention.
   - Simple: Treated as if you are not important enough to notice.
   - _The junior researchers felt slighted, their findings brushed aside at every meeting._
   - _He came away slighted, convinced the panel had dismissed his application without reading it._
4. Cheated or short-changed; given less than one is owed.
   - Simple: Cheated out of something, like getting less than you were promised.
   - _The workers felt slighted when their promised bonuses turned out to be a fraction of the amount._
   - _She left the dealership feeling slighted, certain the trade-in value had been deliberately lowballed._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of slight. — simple past and past participle of slight
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of slight. Use it for something that already happened.
   - _The critic slighted the novel in his review, dismissing it in a single line._
   - _She had slighted her hosts without meaning to, and spent the next day apologizing._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/slighted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).