English Explanatory Dictionary

raw deal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

En-au-raw deal.ogg

Word forms

raw deal raw deals

Synonyms

bum deal rum deal

Related words

short end of the stick
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