slighted

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • May 13, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Ged's pride would not be slighted or condescended to.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin