Short shrift
Short shrift noun - A brief and unsympathetic rejection.
Usage example: they made short shrift of my request
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Synonyms for Short shrift
Summary treatment is a synonym for short shrift. In some cases you can use "Summary treatment" instead a noun phrase "Short shrift".
Summary treatment
Summary treatment noun - A brief and unsympathetic rejection.
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Synonyms for Summary treatment
Short shrift is a synonym for summary treatment. You can use "Short shrift" instead a noun phrase "Summary treatment".
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Summary treatment and Short shrift. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_shrift/summary_treatment
Short shrift & Summary treatment. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_shrift/summary_treatment>.
Summary treatment or Short shrift. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_shrift/summary_treatment.
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