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Summary Treatment (Noun)

Meaning

A brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request".

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The company gave my job application summary treatment, dismissing it without even a phone call.
  • The editor gave the manuscript summary treatment, rejecting it with a brief and unhelpful note.
  • The committee gave the proposal summary treatment, dismissing it without discussion or debate.
  • The judge gave the defendant's argument summary treatment, dismissing it as frivolous and without merit.
  • The reviewer gave the book summary treatment, dismissing it with a brief and scathing review.

Synonyms

  • Short Shrift

Hypernyms

  • Rejection
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