slighting
/slˈaɪtɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
The full or partial demolition of a fortification.
adj
In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative
noun
An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect.
noun
The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection.
Example Sentences
- "His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour."
- "The argument that is presented here, of course, is that unlike intact feudal castles, slighted castles are the victims of power, not the wielders of it, and that vital clues about this power transfer are still contained in the archaeological record."
- "[…] the rest, who had looked upon him with such disdainful neglect […] now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings."
- "The slighting of children"
- "The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end."