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

According to Witty’s memo, obtained by journalist Ken Klippenstein and reportedly sent out on Wednesday, not all customers feel slighted by the insurance provider with its notoriously high denial rates.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

Now is, surely, the time for McIlroy to feel slighted and respond with his his clubs.

From BBC • May 13, 2024

Akin to this first trait is the second, an ever-present, poorly controlled rage—easily triggered by any feeling of being tricked, slighted, or labeled inferior by others.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote