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noun
A situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives either nothing or much less than was expected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: bum deal, rum deal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
unfair treatment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deal
History
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