slighting
Plural: slightings
Verb
- pay no attention to, disrespect
- present participle and gerund of slight
Adjective Satellite
- tending to diminish or disparage
- "a slighting remark"
Adj
- In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative
Noun
- The act of giving a slight or snub.
- An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect.
- The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection.
- The full or partial demolition of a fortification.
Examples
- His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.
- The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end.
- The slighting of children
Synonyms
belittling, cold-shoulder, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slight
Scrabble Score: 14
slighting: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordslighting: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slighting: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
slighting: valid Words With Friends Word