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

In his Thursday testimony, Musk—unprompted by attorneys—began ranking the leading AI companies and slighted OpenAI along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Both unions rushed to smooth the waters after the column appeared, but the feeling of being slighted remains.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

A chronic fear of being slighted made him avoid his equals, made him stand, where his inferiors were concerned, self-consciously on his dignity.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley