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单词 silent treatments
释义

silent treatment

noun

: an act of completely ignoring a person or thing by resort to silence especially as a means of expressing contempt or disapproval

Synonyms

  • brush-off
  • cold shoulder
  • rebuff
  • repulse
  • snub
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Example Sentences

ever since our run-in at the party she's been giving me the silent treatment
Recent Examples on the Web This miscommunication is far too minor and juvenile for anyone to be giving or getting the silent treatment. Annie Lane, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Teammates gave Papierski the silent treatment in the dugout. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2022 The silent treatment and throwing out your things (twice) are abusive. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The three homers in the second inning happened so quickly that Reds players didn’t have time to think about giving Fairchild the silent treatment in the dugout, a common way to celebrate a player’s first career homer. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022 Aggression ranges from behaviors such as eye-rolling, silent treatment, innuendos, sarcasm, putting someone in their place in front of others, name-calling, voice-raising, fist-pounding, and violence. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 12 July 2022 Higashioka was given the silent treatment after his third-inning drive, then homered in the eighth on a 35 mph eephus pitch from Frank Schwindel, a first baseman making his second mound appearance in 10 days. Ronald Blum, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2022 The silent treatment can damage relationships, sometimes irreparably. Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022 Examples include ridicule, public criticism, isolation, silent treatment, invasion of privacy, lying, and withholding credit, or taking credit for others’ ideas or work. Morteza Mahmoudi, STAT, 13 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

silent treatments

noun

plural of silent treatment
as in cold shoulders
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly ever since our run-in at the party she's been giving me the silent treatment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cold shoulders
  • dismissals
  • rebuffs
  • repulses
  • snubs
  • brush-offs
  • rejections
  • ostracisms
  • kiss-offs
  • banishments
  • blackballs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • open arms
  • acceptances
  • embraces
  • welcomes
  • welcome mats
  • glad hands
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