slighted
Example Sentences
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His defence said he had a brain injury and paranoid schizophrenia, and that his mental condition affected the way he viewed being slighted.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
He also shared times that fun moments have gone sour, such as feeling slighted by a friend who profited from selling him a boat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Leaving a group trip where someone feels financially slighted can lead to conflict when you get back home.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
“That was a father. I can’t sit here and be angry or feel slighted by LeBron James in any way in that regard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
I slighted no one, no matter how unimportant; bigshots, doctors, real-estate men and store-front preachers.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
