treat|ment

treat|ment
treat|ment «TREET muhnt», noun.
1. the act or process of treating: »

My cold won't respond to treatment.

2. a way of treating: »

This cat has suffered from bad treatment.

3. a thing done or used to treat something else such as a disease.
4. a detailed outline of a proposed motion picture, television script, or the like.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • af|ter|treat|ment — «AF tuhr TREET muhnt, AHF », noun. a follow up treatment given to a manufactured article to improve or finish it: »The new product, which is still at the development stage, does not require this wet hot aftertreatment (New Scientist) …   Useful english dictionary

  • en|treat|ment — «ehn TREET muhnt», noun. 1. Archaic. treatment. 2. Obsolete. something entreated, such as a favor …   Useful english dictionary

  • es|treat|ment — «ehs TREET muhnt», noun. the act or process of estreating …   Useful english dictionary

  • ill-treat|ment — ill treatment, or ill treat|ment «IHL TREET muhnt», noun. bad or cruel treatment; harm; abuse: »... an assurance by Mr. Sandys that he could find nothing to support allegations of torture or any sort of ill treatment (Norman Shrapnel). SYNONYM(S) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mal|treat|ment — «mal TREET muhnt», noun. rough or cruel treatment; abuse …   Useful english dictionary

  • mis|treat|ment — «mihs TREET muhnt», noun. bad treatment; ill treatment. SYNONYM(S): maltreatment …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|treat|ment — «pree TREET muhnt», noun. a treatment beforehand: »Phosphate fertilizers could be produced by pretreatment of seawater with phosphoric acid (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • re-treat|ment — «ree TREET muhnt», noun. further or renewed treatment: »The quick re treatment of the relapsing patient is one of the most satisfying aspects of current psychiatric treatment in England (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-treat|ment — «SEHLF TREET muhnt», noun. the treatment of one s own ailments without medical advice; self medication; autotherapy …   Useful english dictionary

  • treat — en·treat·ing·ly; mal·treat; mis·treat; pre·treat; re·treat·al; re·treat·ant; re·treat·ism; treat·able; treat·er; treat·ment; hy·dro·treat; treat·abil·i·ty; en·treat; es·treat; re·treat; treat; hy·dro·treat·er; …   English syllables

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