[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

short shrift
     n 1: a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift
          of my request" syn: summary treatment
     2: brief and unsympathetic treatment
see also:
summary treatment 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 moby thesaurus words for "short shrift":
   cruelty, flat refusal, flintiness, hardness, harshness,
   heartlessness, inclemency, inexorableness, mercilessness,
   pitilessness, point-blank refusal, rebuff, relentlessness,
   remorselessness, repulse, ruthlessness, summary negative,
   tender mercies, uncompassionateness, unfeelingness,
   unforgivingness, unmercifulness, unremorsefulness,
   unsympatheticness, unyieldingness

Short Shrift >> S Words
Short Shrift, definition of term: Short Shrift
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Short >> S Words
Short, definition of term: Short
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Short Selling >> S Words
Short Selling, definition of term: Short Selling
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Short Sale >> S Words
Short Sale, definition of term: Short Sale
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Short Ton >> S Words
Short Ton, definition of term: Short Ton
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Short Wave >> S Words
Short Wave, definition of term: Short Wave
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Short Pants >> S Words
Short Pants, definition of term: Short Pants
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Short Story >> S Words
Short Story, definition of term: Short Story
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Short List >> S Words
Short List, definition of term: Short List
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Short Bone >> S Words
Short Bone, definition of term: Short Bone
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