slighting

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of slight

   His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.

2. verb The full or partial demolition of a fortification.
3. adjective In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative
4. noun The act of giving a slight or snub.
5. noun An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect.

   The slighting of children

6. noun The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection.

   The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end.

Similar words

deprecating belittling deprecatory deprecative depreciative depreciatory uncomplimentary ridiculing owly lampshaded

Often followed by

the of remarks reference and remark references his or him

Word family

slightingly