What (who) is treatment - definition
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Treatments; Treatment (disambiguation)
treatment
n.
care
cure
1) to administer, give, provide treatment
2) to get, receive, undergo treatment
3) to respond to treatment
4) inpatient; medical; outpatient; radiation; shock treatment
5) treatment for (to undergo treatment for alcoholism)
6) under treatment
method of dealing with
7) atrocious, brutal, cruel, harsh, inhumane treatment (brutal treatment of prisoners)
8) equal, equitable; fair; humane; kid-glove, preferential; kind; red-carpet; shabby; special; uneven; unfair treatment (to receive preferential treatment)
9) (colloq.) the VIP ('special') treatment (they got the VIP treatment)
10) the silent treatment (to give smb. the silent treatment)
description, study
11) a cursory; definitive; exhaustive, lengthy; superficial treatment
treatment
(treatments)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Treatment is medical attention given to a sick or injured person or animal.
Many patients are not getting the medical treatment they need.
...an effective treatment for eczema.
N-VAR: oft supp N, N of/for n
2.
Your treatment of someone is the way you behave towards them or deal with them.
We don't want any special treatment...
N-UNCOUNT: usu supp N, N of n
3.
Treatment of something involves putting a particular substance onto or into it, in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties.
There should be greater treatment of sewage before it is discharged...
As with all oily hair treatments, shampoo needs to be applied first.
N-VAR: usu N of n, supp N
4.
If you say that someone is given the full treatment, you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely. (INFORMAL)
If you've got friends or family coming to stay, make it really special by giving them the full treatment...
PHRASE: PHR after v
Treatment
·noun Entertainment; treat.
II. Treatment ·noun The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.
Wikipedia
Treatment
Treatment may refer to:
- "Treatment" (song), a 2012 song by Labrinth
- Film treatment, a prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay
- Medical treatment or therapy
- Sewage treatment
- Surface treatment or surface finishing
- Water treatment
Pronunciation examples for treatment
1. with treatment, without treatment.
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2. treatment.
The Ethics of Invention _ Prof Sheila Jasanoff _ Talks at Google
3. treatment.
The Secret of Our Success _ Joseph Henrich _ Talks at Google
4. treatment.
Black Man in a White Coat _ Damon Tweedy _ Talks at Google
5. Treatment.
Fitness, Films & Daddy Production _ Arjun Rampal _ _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of treatment
1. "Life–sustaining treatment is not a category of treatment.
2. TREATMENT No specific treatment or medication is available.
3. Those with low treatment needs will attend less often, and patients with high treatment needs should find their NHS dental treatment cheaper.
4. The urgent requires urgent treatment; the deep requires in–depth treatment.
5. "This is about providing equal treatment, but not special treatment," an Obama aide said.