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Definition of slight verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

slight

verb

NAmE//slaɪt//

[usually passive] slight somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they slight

he / she / it slights

past simple slighted

-ing form slighting

to treat someone rudely or without respect synonym insult She felt slighted because she hadn't been invited.

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slight‧ing

NAmE//slaɪtɪŋ//

adjective [only before noun] slighting remarksSee slight in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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