slights - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention

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he was desperate not to slight a guest

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(verb)

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raze or destroy (a fortification)

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a Council determined whether the Fort should be kept or slighted

(noun)

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an insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention

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an unintended slight can create grudges

he was seething at the slight to his authority

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