Jump to:

• rest cure
  rest cure

  noun

  a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.
• rest-cure
  rest-cure

  noun

  a rest taken as part of a course of medical treatment, as for stress, anxiety, etc

rest cure

American  

noun

1. a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.

---

rest-cure British  

noun

1. a rest taken as part of a course of medical treatment, as for stress, anxiety, etc

2. an easy undemanding time or assignment: usually used with a negative

   it's no rest-cure, I can assure you

---

Etymology

Origin of rest cure

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

There were lots and lots of problems with this approach to the rest cure.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

Indeed Sir Henry Tudor, who had been 'chief of police' in Ireland before taking a senior position in the Palestine mandate, said it was "a rest cure after Ireland" for the former RIC men.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2022

“You will get tired, and your bones will cry aloud for a rest cure; but I promise you one thing — you will never be bored,” Massey wrote.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2015

In the old days, a rest cure was acknowledged to be an effective way back to health.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2013

Plainly, a way had to be found to enforce a rest cure.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik