to feel insulted because someone has done or said something that shows that they think you are not important: Annie felt slighted because she hadn't been invited to the meeting.

What does it mean when someone feels slighted?

to treat (someone) with indifference; ignore, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snub: to be slighted by society. to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.

Why do people feel slighted?

Our vulnerability to minor slights seems to point to a fundamental insecurity inside us. The ego — our sense of self — is often fragile and easy to damage. Many of us feel a basic sense of separateness and incompleteness, which means that we're prone to feelings of insignificance.