slighted
slighted — adjective
- slightedpositive
- more slightedcomparative
- most slightedsuperlative
1. upset because another person has ignored you, dismissed your opinion, or acted a
upset because another person has ignored you, dismissed your opinion, or acted as though you are not worth their time
Élise felt slighted when her colleagues made the decision without asking her opinion.
felt slighted + when-clause for describing the triggering event
Hassan was slighted that nobody remembered his ten-year anniversary at the hospital.
The artist looked slighted after the interviewer skipped past her latest exhibition entirely.
Mizuki tried to hide it, but I could tell she was slighted by the sarcastic remark.
Jin, usually chatty at family dinners, went quiet — clearly slighted by his uncle's dismissive wave.
用法筆記
Describes the emotional result of being treated as unimportant (see verb sense 1). Usually appears after feel, look, seem, or be.
常見錯誤
slighted — verb
- slightedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slighteds3rd person singular
- slighteding-ing form
- slightededpast simple
1. to ignore or dismiss someone in a way that shows you think they are not worth yo
to ignore or dismiss someone in a way that shows you think they are not worth your attention or respect
Indra felt the hiring manager slighted him by not even reading his portfolio before the rejection.
slight + [someone] + by + [dismissive action]
Eitan was hurt when the committee slighted his years of volunteer work during the award ceremony.
The principal slighted the entire science department by cancelling their budget without a single meeting.
Greta didn't mean to slight her brother's cooking — she was just too ill to eat anything that evening.
Omar noticed the waiter slighted the elderly couple at table six, serving everyone else first.
文法句型
slight + [someone]
用法筆記
Object is always a person or group of people. The slight can be delivered through actions (ignoring, excluding) or words (dismissive remarks). Distinguish from sense 2, where the object is a task or duty.
常見錯誤
2. to carry out a task or responsibility with too little care or effort, treating i
to carry out a task or responsibility with too little care or effort, treating it as if it does not matter
The night-shift nurse was fired for slighting her duties — she had skipped three patient checks in one night.
slight + [duty/responsibility]; formal register
Liam slighted the project report and his manager noticed the missing data right away.
The contractor slighted the safety inspection, and two weeks later a balcony railing came loose.
If you slight your training as a new paramedic, real patients will suffer the consequences.
Ignacio was criticised for slighting several key sources in his supposedly definitive biography.
文法句型
slight + [task/duty]
用法筆記
Object is always a task, duty, or obligation — never a person. Compare with sense 1, where the object is a person or group. More common in formal or written English.