therapy

[ ther-uh-pee ]

noun

, plural ther·a·pies.

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

   speech therapy.

2. a curative power or quality.
3. psychotherapy.
4. any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.

therapy

/ ˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. 1. the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease
   2. ( in combination )

      electrotherapy

      physiotherapy

therapy

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

Other Words From

• self-thera·py noun plural selftherapies

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of therapy¹

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

Example Sentences

Someone who is true to who they are, that goes to therapy, and takes vacations.

From Washington Blade

These infusion therapies, from Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, rely on synthetic immune cells to help fight infections.

From Washington Post

You can direct her to therapy, Al-Anon, “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker.

From Washington Post

The other typically receives speech therapy and hasn’t received the same services during virtual learning.

From Washington Post

No one will be required to speak or interact, and participants should understand this is an educational event, not a therapy session.

From Washington Blade

Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.

From The Daily Beast

I return home after several days in the hospital and start thrice weekly physical therapy.

From The Daily Beast

The campaign included a push for the World Health Organization to condemn gay-conversion therapy.

From The Daily Beast

Collaborating with him on a film was the best kind of therapy I could have asked for.

From The Daily Beast

And for those seeking a quick fix: Studies show that light therapy can spur a mood lift in just several days.

From The Daily Beast

In serum therapy antitoxins are artificially excited into being in the blood of beasts.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus far we have considered only the scientific aspects of amorphous phosphorus therapy.

From Project Gutenberg

The first who wrote upon the therapy of cinchona was Barba, a Spanish physician, whose work was printed in Seville in 1642.

From Project Gutenberg

In them we have every phase of modern therapy that has the strong element of suggestion in it.

From Project Gutenberg

In every department of therapy this has always been done by enthusiasts.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• analysis
• cure
• healing
• medicine
• remedy