treatment
noun
Simple meaning
A way of dealing with something artistically.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹitmənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A manner of dealing with something artistically
“His treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture.”
The process or manner of treating someone or something.
The management of someone or something
The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.
countable
A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The process or manner of treating someone or something.
Used this way, treatment is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
A formal exposition.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A cruel act.
The administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma.
Enhancement of someone's personal beauty.
Dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy.
Treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions.
An aloof refusal to speak to someone you know.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent.
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