shafted (Meaning)
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shafted (a.)
Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch.
Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.
Synonyms & Antonyms of shafted
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
shafted Sentence Examples
- The employee felt shafted when he realized his overtime pay was not included.
- The athlete felt shafted when the referee made an unfair call.
- The student felt shafted when he received a failing grade despite his efforts.
- The company shafted its customers by charging exorbitant fees for poor service.
- The politician shafted his constituents by breaking his campaign promises.
- The broker shafted his clients by selling them worthless investments.
- The contractor shafted his subcontractors by not paying them on time.
- The landlord shafted his tenants by raising the rent without notice.
- The insurance company shafted the policyholder by denying a valid claim.
- The victim felt shafted by the justice system after the perpetrator received a lenient sentence.
FAQs About the word shafted
Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch., Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The employee felt shafted when he realized his overtime pay was not included.
The athlete felt shafted when the referee made an unfair call.
The student felt shafted when he received a failing grade despite his efforts.
The company shafted its customers by charging exorbitant fees for poor service.
