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short shrift

noun

Definition of short shriftnext
as in neglect

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Recent Examples of short shrift Haaland complained to referee Anthony Taylor about Gabriel pulling him back, but got short shrift. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Storied animation producer Bonnie Arnold gave short shrift to those who are snobbish about her beloved discipline at Annecy today. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 June 2026 Those who counter that this argument gives short shrift to improvements in corporate governance have a point. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The possibility that the new post may appeal to Pulte’s attack-dog persona more than the day-to-day workings of a financial regulator concerns housing policy analysts and advocates who fear the mortgage market could get short shrift. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for short shrift
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  1. neglect
  2. disregard
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  • Merz said his presence — Germany is not an Arctic country — testified to the importance of the region to overall European security and suggested years of relative neglect should end.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There are places to disagree with Rovelli, such as his neglect of the primacy of experience in considering how science is even possible.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of neglect
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  • At times, colleagues seem to talk at my brain disembodied, with complete disregard for my physical being sitting in front of them.
    — Jessica Rosenblum, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026
  • How much of today’s societal collapse and atomization can be attributed to the blatant disregard for shame by what Foxworth called optimization culture?
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of disregard

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“Short shrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20shrift. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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