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    slighting
    /ˈslʌɪtɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. showing a lack of respect; insulting or disparaging: "slighting references to the errors of our political economists"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › slightingSLIGHTING Synonyms: 221 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for SLIGHTING: insulting, disparaging, degrading, demeaning, malicious, critical, derogatory, belittling; Antonyms of SLIGHTING: laudatory, commendatory, complimentary, positive, approving, admiring, adulatory, friendly

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › slightslight - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 28, 2024 · slight (third-person singular simple present slights, present participle slighting, simple past and past participle slighted) (transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of. 1782, William Cowper, Truth: the wretch who slights the bounty of the skies.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › slightSlight - definition of slight by The Free Dictionary

    1. Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a slight surplus. 2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a slight foundation; slight evidence. 3. Of small importance or consideration; trifling: slight matters. 4. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate. tr.v. slight·ed, slight·ing, slights. 1.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SLIGHT definition: 1. small in amount or degree: 2. not at all: 3. (of people) thin and delicate: . Learn more.

  6. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › slightingSlighting - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    Definition of slighting in the Idioms Dictionary. slighting phrase. What does slighting expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.