treatmentnoun
uk/ˈtriːt.mənt/us/ˈtriːt.mənt/treatment noun (DEALING WITH)
B2 [ U ] the way you deal with or behave towards someone or something:
Peter gets special treatment because he knows the boss.
[ C or U ] the way something is considered and examined:
The same subject matter gets a very different treatment by Chris Wilson in his latest novel.
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- Prisoners of war were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment.
- They were accused of inhumanity in their treatment of the hostages.
- She's had really unsympathetic treatment from the management.
- I don't expect special treatment - I just want to be treated fairly.
- We were given the full VIP treatment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- -behaved
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- bearing
- bedside manner
- behave
- carry on
- ism
- manner
- mannered
- mannerism
- meme
- model
- sauce
- turn
- turn sth on
- way
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself
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Analysing and evaluating
treatment noun (MEDICAL CARE)
B2 [ C or U ] the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury:
free dental treatment
Perhaps it's time to try a new course of treatment.
This disease doesn't generally respond to (= improve as a result of) treatment.
There are various treatments for this complaint.
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- Chemotherapy is often used in the treatment of cancer.
- Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment.
- He's been having treatment for two months now without any improvement.
- I had some very expensive dental treatment recently - but it was money well spent - it'll save me problems in the future.
- The disease has proved responsive to the new treatment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- attention
- bedside manner
- bring
- care
- care for sb
- domiciliary
- eye
- first-line treatment
- keep your/an eye on sth/sb idiom
- mind
- minister
- minister to sb
- modality
- nurse
- patch sb/sth up
- referral
- section
- set sb up
- soothe
- tend
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