slighted

[ slahy-tid ]

adjective

1. treated with indifference, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snubbed:

   She was miffed at the lack of a written invitation, clearly feeling herself the slighted party.

2. treated as unimportant; given insufficient attention, value, or effort:

   Too often, science is a slighted part of the elementary school curriculum.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of slight.

Other Words From

• un·slight·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slighted¹

First recorded in 1615–25; slight ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; slight ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Roman’s also resentful and feeling somewhat slighted by Ashley, with whom he’s always had a sexually open relationship.

From Los Angeles Times

The oppressed, psychologically, are the overlooked younger siblings, the new arrivals, slighted by the privilege traditionally accorded to firstborn males.

From Slate

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

From BBC

Phelps and her daughter felt slighted when they thought members of the softball team cheered harder for other players than for Phelps’ daughter, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times

The ACC already is feeling slighted after Florida State, a true blue blood with three national championships on its resume, was snubbed by the CFP selection committee last year after star quarterback Jordan Travis was injured.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• aggrieved
• disgraced
• humiliated
• outraged
• shamed