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rejection vs short shrift

short shrift vs rejection

rejection and short shrift both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rejection Yes No No No
short shrift Yes No No No
As nouns, short shrift is a hyponym of rejection; that is, short shrift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rejection:
  • rejection: the speech act of rejecting
  • short shrift: a brief and unsympathetic rejection
Other hyponyms of rejection include renunciation, repudiation, rebuff, repulse, snub, summary treatment.
rejection (noun) short shrift (noun)
the act of rejecting something a brief and unsympathetic rejection
the speech act of rejecting
(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
the state of being rejected
Difference between rejection and short shrift

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