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treatment

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/noun2 syllables

Treatment means: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic.

Synonyms for treatment6

noun, as in an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

discussion, discourse

noun, as in care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

intervention

noun, as in the management of someone or something

handling

noun, as in (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

therapy

also used for treatment

course

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What does treatment mean?5

noun

1

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic“the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic”

2

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

3

the management of someone or something“the handling of prisoners”

4

(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)“the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury”

5

a manner of dealing with something artistically“his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with treatment?1

three syllables

mistreatment
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Treatment in a sentence

  • Radiation therapy is the second most common cancer treatment, after chemotherapy.magnificentgoddess
  • Penicillin is a first-line treatment for bacterial infections, but doesn't work against viruses.mccarras
  • If it wasn't for the doctor's treatment, that patient would be dead.CK
  • If someone is dropsical, he must seek treatment.LeeSooHa
  • Stop giving me the silent treatment over nothing, don't be such a baby!Nuel
  • For these patients, surgical treatment is far from being satisfactory.unknown
  • Luckily, the treatment was only ineffective instead of harmful.papabear
  • Thanks to scientific advances, many treatments unimaginable before are now possible.samir_t

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Forms of treatment

as a noun

plural
treatments