Slighting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pay no attention to, disrespect

tending to diminish or disparage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈaɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈaɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈaɪtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈaɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
belittling comments
managed a deprecating smile at the compliment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

belittling deprecating slight cold-shoulder deprecatory depreciative depreciatory deprecative

Parts of Speech

verb	pay no attention to, disrespect “She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance”
adjective	tending to diminish or disparage “belittling comments”

Word Forms

slight	noun	a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
cold shoulder	noun	a refusal to recognize someone you know
deprecate	verb	belittle
depreciate	verb	belittle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geringschätzig

keine Beachtung schenken, Respektlosigkeit

🇫🇷French

insulter

ne pas y prêter attention, manquer de respect

🇪🇸Spanish

desprecio

no prestarle atención, faltarle el respeto

🇮🇹Italian

disprezzo

non prestare attenzione, mancanza di rispetto

🇳🇱Dutch

minachting

geen aandacht aan besteden, respectloos

🇵🇹Portuguese

menosprezar

não prestar atenção, desrespeitar

🇷🇺Russian

пренебрежение

не обращать внимания, неуважение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हल्का सा

ध्यान न देना, अनादर करना

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைத்தல்

கவனம் செலுத்த வேண்டாம், அவமரியாதை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లైటింగ్

శ్రద్ద లేదు, అగౌరవం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲೈಟಿಂಗ್

ಗಮನ ಕೊಡಬೇಡಿ, ಅಗೌರವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലൈറ്റിംഗ്

ശ്രദ്ധിക്കരുത്, അനാദരവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਲਕਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾ ਦਿਓ, ਨਿਰਾਦਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلکا کرنا

کوئی توجہ نہ دینا، بے عزتی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻视

不重视、不尊重

🇯🇵Japanese

軽視する

注意を払わない、軽蔑する

🇰🇷Korean

무시

주의를 기울이지 않다, 무례하게 여기다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

coi nhẹ

không chú ý đến, thiếu tôn trọng

🇹🇭Thai

การเล็กน้อย

ไม่สนใจ, ดูหมิ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg menghina

tidak memperhatikan, tidak hormat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamaliit

huwag pansinin, kawalang-galang

🇲🇾Malay

meremehkan

tidak menghiraukan, tidak menghormati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإهانة

لا تولي اهتماما لعدم الاحترام

🇮🇷Persian

کوچک کردن

توجه نکن، بی احترامی

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümseme

önemsememek, saygısızlık etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

זלזול

אל תשים לב, חוסר כבוד

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The primary meaning of 'slighting' is 'pay no attention to, disrespect'.

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