Ill-use
Ill-use verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.
Short shrift and ill-use are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short shrift" instead a noun phrase "Ill-use".
Short shrift
Short shrift noun - A brief and unsympathetic rejection.
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Synonyms for Short shrift
Ill-use and short shrift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ill-use" instead a noun phrase "Short shrift".
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Related pairs
- confiscation and ill-use
- confiscation and short shrift
- sequestration and ill-use
- sequestration and short shrift
- sanction and ill-use
- sanction and short shrift
- hard work and ill-use
- hard work and short shrift
- trial and ill-use
- trial and short shrift
- stick and ill-use
- stick and short shrift
- hammer and ill-use
- hammer and short shrift
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Short shrift and Ill-use. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ill-use/short_shrift
Ill-use & Short shrift. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ill-use/short_shrift>.
Short shrift or Ill-use. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ill-use/short_shrift.
