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treatment

American  
[treet-muhnt] / ˈtrit mənt /

noun

  1. an act or manner of treating.

    Synonyms:
    approach, conduct, management, handling

  2. action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.

  3. management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.

  4. literary or artistic handling, especially with reference to style.

  5. subjection to some agent or action.

  6. Movies, Television. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.

treatment British  
/ ˈtriːtmənt /

noun

  1. the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom

  2. the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work

  3. the act, practice, or manner of treating

  4. films an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc

  5. slang the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person (esp in the phrase give someone the ( full ) treatment )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
treatment Idioms  

  1. see red carpet (treatment).

Other Word Forms

  • nontreatment noun
  • overtreatment noun
  • posttreatment adjective
  • self-treatment noun

Etymology

Origin of treatment

First recorded in 1550–60; treat + -ment

Example Sentences

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SpaceX is considering preferential treatment for investors in other Musk companies and unusual lockup times for early shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her seven-year-old daughter Gracie had over two years of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, after she was diagnosed at the age of three.

From BBC

While researchers have not yet determined exactly how this immune cell state contributes to the condition, it opens the door to future studies focused on genetic risk factors and personalized treatment approaches.

From Science Daily

Last year, the family was driving to Houston to get emergency treatment for the girl, who was recovering from brain cancer.

From Salon

"It really was a situation that needed treatment."

From BBC

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