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Definition of shrift noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shrift

noun
 
/ʃrɪft/
 
/ʃrɪft/
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    Word OriginOld English scrift ‘penance imposed after confession’, from shrive.
Idioms
give somebody/something short shrift | get short shrift
  1. to give somebody little attention or sympathy; to get little attention or sympathy
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