slighted

Example Sentences

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Leaving a group trip where someone feels financially slighted can lead to conflict when you get back home.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

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

But throughout he repeatedly returned to the justices in ways that made clear he felt personally slighted by the decision.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Carew felt as slighted in 2022 as he did in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

I slighted no one, no matter how unimportant; bigshots, doctors, real-estate men and store-front preachers.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison