Short Shrift Definition
noun
Very little care or attention, as from lack of patience or sympathy.
Webster's New World
Quick work.
American Heritage
A short respite, as from death.
American Heritage
The brief time before execution granted a condemned prisoner for confession and absolution.
American Heritage
(informal, sometimes preceded by the) A quick rejection, especially one which is impolite and undertaken without proper consideration.
The bank gave me short shrift when I applied for a loan.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- summary treatment
Other Word Forms of Short Shrift
Noun
Singular:
short shrift
Plural:
short-shriftsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Short Shrift
- make short shrift of
Origin of Short Shrift
Originally, a rushed sacrament of confession (shrift) given to a prisoner who was to be executed very soon.
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