slighted

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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

Dorothy, in Ms. Benedict’s telling, feels slighted by her male colleagues in London’s Detection Club, a real-life group of British mystery writers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

That plan began with repairing relationships in the local recruiting scene, many of whom had felt slighted by USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

"I imagine that India's leaders will feel slighted and insulted, which will further strain US-India relations," Mr Haas told the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

But the public was not much aware of either Wilson or Spencer; compared to Smith and Hickock, or the fifth man on the Row, Lowell Lee Andrews, the press had rather slighted them.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote