How to pronounce slight

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What slight means

verb

Most people know slight in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To hurt someone's feelings by ignoring them on purpose

In a sentence: Ava felt slighted when nobody saved her a seat at lunch.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old word slight that meant smooth or level, and later of little worth. It is the same word as slight, meaning small.

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