LekhoriLekhoriTo treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
the wretch who slights the bounty of the skies
The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
Never use a slighting expression to her, even in jest; for slights in jest, after frequent bandyings, are apt to end in angry earnest.
A surname from Middle English.
From Middle English slight (“bad, of poor quality, unimportant, trivial, slender, slim, smooth, level”), from Old English sliht (“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz (“slippery, flat, level,...
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To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
Though true of heart, she was somewhat of a coquette in manner; and I was jealous as a Turk. She slighted me in a thousand ways, yet would never acknowledge herself to be in the wrong. She would drive me mad with anger, and then force me to beg her pardon.
Sleight.
For till that stownd could never wight him harme, By subtilty, nor slight, nor might, nor mighty charme.