What does slighting mean?

Definitions for slighting
ˈslaɪ tɪŋslight·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slightingadjective

    tending to diminish or disparage

    "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

Wiktionary

  1. slightingadjective

    In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative

Wikipedia

  1. Slighting

    Slighting is the deliberate damage of high-status buildings to reduce their value as military, administrative or social structures. This destruction of property sometimes extended to the contents of buildings and the surrounding landscape. It is a phenomenon with complex motivations and was often used as a tool of control. Slighting spanned cultures and periods, with especially well-known examples from the English Civil War in the 17th century.

ChatGPT

  1. slighting

    Slighting refers to the act of insulting or disrespecting someone by disregarding, ignoring, minimizing, or underestimating their significance, value, or worth. This can be done verbally, through actions, or attitude, causing the person on the receiving end to feel belittled, unimportant, or unappreciated.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Slighting

    of Slight

  2. Slightingadjective

    characterized by neglect or disregard

Wikidata

  1. Slighting

    A slighting is the deliberate destruction, partial or complete, of a fortification without opposition. Sometimes, such as during the Wars of Scottish Independence and the English Civil War, the intention was to render the structure unusable as a fortress.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of slighting in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of slighting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of slighting in a Sentence

  1. Karen Sanderson:

    It's hard enough to maintain good habits on your own, but when you have people putting things in front of you and trying to insist that you try them, or saying things like' I worked so hard on this casserole' or whatever, like you're slighting them personally, and I just find it a little annoying, to say the least.

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