[{"word":"slighting","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To give lesser weight or importance to.","synonyms":["belittle"],"antonyms":["esteem","respect","value"]},{"definition":"To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.","synonyms":["contemn","despise"],"antonyms":["honor","respect"]},{"definition":"To act negligently or carelessly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make even or level.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To throw heedlessly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["belittle","contemn","despise"],"antonyms":["esteem","respect","value","honor","respect"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of giving a slight or snub.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The slighting of children"},{"definition":"The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end."},{"definition":"The full or partial demolition of a fortification.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slight","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slighting"]}]