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treatment.

The process or manner of treating someone or something.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹiːtmənt/
  1. The process or manner of treating someone or something.

    countable · uncountable
    He still has nightmares resulting from the abusive treatment he received from his captors.
  2. Medical care for an illness or injury.

    countable · uncountable
    A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started.
    Cancer survivors who got radiation treatments as children have nearly twice the risk of developing diabetes as adults.
  3. The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.

    countable
  5. A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.

    countable
  6. entertainment; treat

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  7. harsh punishment; retribution

    countable · euphemistic · uncountable
    He’s been a naughty boy, so give him a good treatment.
    Even if you supported the socialist regime, your class background often meant you were going to get the treatment regardless.
Where this word comes from

From treat + -ment. Compare French traitement.

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