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shrift
[ shrift ]
noun
- the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.
- absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance.
- confession to a priest.
shrift
/ ʃrɪft /
noun
- archaic.the act or an instance of shriving or being shriven See also short shrift
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrift1
Idioms and Phrases
see short shrift .Example Sentences
Short shrift is given to that by Brown.
And her boyfriend was given similarly short shrift on the field - Kelce anonymous as the Eagles' NFL-leading defence demolished the previously untouchable Chiefs.
As for Trump's first pick for US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, who claims he isn't anti-vaccination but has promoted debunked claims about vaccines, Gates makes short shrift.
Other recent, high-quality studies showing no association got short shrift as well, he added.
Even the tragic death of his son Rick, who died in a car accident in 1991, is given relatively short shrift.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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