bedside manner

noun

1. the attitude, approach, and deportment of a doctor with patients.

   He has a reassuring bedside manner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedside manner¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Your suspicions could be correct, but have you considered that you may be mistaking her bedside manner for something else instead?

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“They have told me how much the medical clowning work has enriched their ability to converse, communicate and connect with patients — it helps so much with their bedside manner,” he said.

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Ultimately, his gift seemed to be not just for scientifically managing the extreme stresses placed on those plants, but the bedside manner with which he managed the human stress radiating around them.

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When Lydie brings Agnes to the hospital the day after her assault, the male doctor’s lack of bedside manner is jarring.

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Marc Lamar has a terrible bedside manner, and he's a terrible surgeon.

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