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shortchanged

VERB

cheat

Synonyms

WEAK

bamboozle bilk deceive defraud double-deal dupe finagle fleece flimflam hose mislead rip off rook sandbag scam screw shaft stiff swindle take trick

VERB

cheat someone of fair share

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fleece

STRONG

sting

WEAK

rip off shortchange shortweight skim off the top

Example Sentences

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The money poured in, leading to resentment among cohorts who felt they’d been shortchanged, none more so than Bob Gimlin, Patterson’s wingman in the field during the infamous shoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In these kinds of situations where family and finance are mixed up, somebody always ends up feeling shortchanged, and no one will ever admit to being wrong.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

But it also reminds us that people who care keep those of us shortchanged by its promise limping along.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

Fans were also left feeling shortchanged after the 38-year-old's set featured just three special guests - Popcaan, Rema and Vybz Kartel.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

I decide not even to complain about having my first paycheck withheld or the ways we’re shortchanged every day.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich