therapy

[ ther-uh-pee ]

/ ˈθɛr ə pi /

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noun, plural ther·a·pies.

the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process: speech therapy.

a curative power or quality.

psychotherapy.

any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.

Nearby words

therapeutic ratio, therapeutic virus, therapeutics, therapist, therapsid, therapy, theravada, theravadin, therblig, there, there are plenty of fish in the sea

Origin of therapy

1840–50; < New Latin therapīa < Greek therapeía healing (akin to therápōn attendant)

Related forms

self-ther·a·py, noun, plural self·-ther·a·pies.

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Examples from the Web for therapy

Collaborating with him on a film was the best kind of therapy I could have asked for.
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For months, I did my best to carry on while no therapy appointments were made, no grand apologetic gestures were offered.
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He was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to get this therapy.
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Instead, we get a two-hour therapy session from Dustin Diamond.
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He developed an approach to therapy that encourages patients to re-experience repressed painful memories from childhood.
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First, and perhaps most important, is the belief that therapy should do more than help clients with immediate problems.
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Research and therapy now coincided in the attempt to discover the causes and the rational solution of this conflict.
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They make up one way of describing the ideal outcomes of therapy.
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Even a political enemy, Governor Harvey, described him as skilled in the diagnosis and therapy of epidemic diseases.
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British Dictionary definitions for therapy

therapy

/ (ˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun plural -pies

the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease
(in combination)physiotherapy; electrotherapy

Word Origin for therapy

C19: from New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia attendance; see therapeutic

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Medicine definitions for therapy

therapy

[ thĕr′ə-pē ]

n.

The treatment of illness or disability.

Psychotherapy.

A healing power or quality.

Culture definitions for therapy

therapy

Treatment intended to cure or alleviate an illness or injury, whether physical or mental.