Short shrift
Short shrift noun - A brief and unsympathetic rejection.
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Torture and short shrift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torture" instead a noun phrase "Short shrift".
Torture
Torture noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Short shrift and torture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short shrift" instead a noun "Torture".
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Torture and Short shrift. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_shrift/torture
Short shrift & Torture. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_shrift/torture>.
Torture or Short shrift. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_shrift/torture.
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