# slighting

Pronunciation: say "SLYT-ing" US /ˈsl̥ɐɪtɪŋ/, UK /ˈslɑjtɪŋ/, AUS /ˈslɑɪtɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Showing a lack of respect; meant to belittle or put someone down.
   - Simple: Showing that you do not respect someone or think they matter.
   - _The review was full of slighting remarks about the author's style._
   - _He spoke in a slighting way about every rival in the field._

## Verb

2. Present participle of slight. — present participle and gerund of slight
   - Simple: Present participle of slight. Use this form for the -ing form of the verb.
   - _By slighting the host so openly, he ruined the whole evening._
   - _The critic was slighting every new artist who came through town._

## Noun

3. The act of insulting or snubbing someone, often in a small or subtle way.
   - Simple: A small act that shows you do not respect someone.
   - _Leaving her name off the program felt like a calculated slighting._
   - _He never forgave the slighting he had endured from his former mentor._
4. A failure to pay attention to or take care of someone or something; in a wider sense, neglect. *(dialectal)*
   - Simple: When someone or something is ignored or not given any care.
   - _The slighting of routine repairs eventually closed the bridge._
   - _She felt the slighting of her contribution was both unfair and deliberate._
5. The act of turning down or refusing someone or something; rejection. *(dialectal)*
   - Simple: The act of saying no to someone or something.
   - _The slighting of every local proposal left residents frustrated._
   - _Her repeated slighting of their invitations strained the friendship._
6. The pulling down of a fortification, either completely or in part.
   - Simple: The act of breaking down all or part of a fort so it cannot be used.
   - _Parliament authorized the slighting of several royalist strongholds._
   - _The slighting of the keep ensured that no garrison could hold it again._

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