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bedside manner

American  

noun

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

    He has a reassuring bedside manner.


Etymology

Origin of bedside manner

First recorded in 1865–70

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

From MarketWatch Dec. 1, 2025

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.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

But her own bedside manner leaves something to be desired.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2025

We aren’t shown a single doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2025

Dr. Weston's bedside manner is a little too gossipy, a little too informal for Dad.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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