The meaning of Slighting

Slighting – definition

adjective
Showing a lack of respect; insulting or disparaging.
Usage examples:
Slighting references to the errors of our political economists

verb
Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.
Usage examples:
He was desperate not to slight a guest
Synonims:
Insult Snub Rebuff Repulse Spurn Treat disrespectfully Give someone the cold shoulder Cold-shoulder Brush off Turn one's back on Keep at arm's length Disregard Ignore Cut (dead)Neglect Take
verb
Raze or destroy (a fortification).
Usage examples:
A council determined whether the fort should be kept or slighted

verb
Present participle of slight
Usage examples:
I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work.

Slighting translation into English

Slighting: translate from English into Chinese

轻视, 忽視的

Slighting: translate from English into Dutch

Geringschattend, Verwaarlozing, Achterstelling

Slighting: translate from English into French

Mépriser, Vexation

Slighting: translate from English into German

Geringschätzung, Geringschätzig, Abschätzig, Kränkend, Abfällig

Slighting: translate from English into Hindi

हल्का करना, अपमानित करना, उपेक्षा करना, तिरस्कार करना

Slighting: translate from English into Italian

Disprezzo, Offensivo

Slighting: translate from English into Korean

무시, 등한히 하다, 아무렇게나 하다, 경시하다

Slighting: translate from English into Russian

Пренебрежение, Пренебрежительный, Презрительный, Неуважительный

Slighting: translate from English into Spanish

Despreciar, Desairar, Ofender, Insultar

Word origin

Middle English; the adjective from Old Norse sléttr ‘smooth’ (an early sense in English), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slechts ‘merely’ and German schlicht ‘simple’, schlecht ‘bad’; t

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Slighting – similar words

slighted

verb
Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.
Usage examples:
He was desperate not to slight a guest

adjective
Small in degree; inconsiderable.
Usage examples:
A slight increase

adjective
(of a person or their build) not sturdy; thin or slender.
Usage examples:
She was slight and delicate-looking

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slight

adjective
Small in degree; inconsiderable.
Usage examples:
A slight increase

verb
Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.
Usage examples:
He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun
An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.
Usage examples:
An unintended slight can create grudges

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Slighting synonims

disregard

verb
Pay no attention to; ignore.
Usage examples:
The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

noun
The action or state of paying no attention to something.
Usage examples:
Blatant disregard for the law

noun
Lack of consideration or respect
Usage examples:
The writer has shown a reckless disregard for the truth., the jury was told to disregard the commen…

All meanings and translations of Disregard

give someone the cold shoulder

idiom
To intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way
Usage examples:
I thought she really liked me, but the next day she gave me the cold shoulder.

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ignore

verb
Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
Usage examples:
He ignored her outraged question

verb
Refuse to acknowledge

verb
To give no attention to something or someone
Usage examples:
They ignored our warnings., the mayor ignored the hecklers and went on with her speech.

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insult

verb
Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.
Usage examples:
You're insulting the woman i love

noun
A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.
Usage examples:
He hurled insults at us

verb
To act in a way or say something that is offensive or rude to someone
Usage examples:
Don’t insult me just because i can’t dance., an insulting remark, offering me so little money was a…

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neglect

verb
Fail to care for properly.
Usage examples:
The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun
The state of being uncared for.
Usage examples:
The place had a hopeless air of neglect

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rebuff

verb
Reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
Usage examples:
I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms

noun
An abrupt or ungracious rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture.
Usage examples:
His reserve was not intended as a rebuff

verb
To refuse to accept a suggestion, a request for help, or an offer to help, often in an unfriendly way
Usage examples:
Our request for assistance has been rebuffed., boren’s idea took a sharp rebuff.

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repulse

verb
Drive back (an attack or attacker) by force.
Usage examples:
Rioters tried to storm the ministry but were repulsed by police

noun
The action of driving back an attack or of being driven back.
Usage examples:
The repulse of the invaders

verb
Force or drive back

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snub

verb
Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.
Usage examples:
He snubbed faculty members and students alike

noun
An act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something.
Usage examples:
The move was a snub to the government

adjective
(of a person's nose) short and turned up at the end.
Usage examples:
Snub-nosed

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spurn

verb
Reject with disdain or contempt.
Usage examples:
He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned

noun
An act of spurning.
Usage examples:
It is a spurn of god's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness

verb
Reject with contempt

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take

verb
Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.
Usage examples:
Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun
A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.
Usage examples:
He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb
Get into one's hands

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