treatment

[ treet-muhnt ]

noun

1. an act or manner of treating.

   Synonyms: approach, conduct, management, handling

2. action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.
3. management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.
4. literary or artistic handling, especially with reference to style.
5. subjection to some agent or action.
6. Movies, Television. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.

treatment

/ ˈtriːtmənt /

noun

1. the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom
2. the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work
3. the act, practice, or manner of treating
4. films an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc
5. the treatment slang.
   the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person (esp in the phrase give someone the ( full ) treatment )

Other Words From

• non·treatment noun
• over·treatment noun
• post·treatment adjective
• self-treatment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of treatment¹

First recorded in 1550–60; treat + -ment

Idioms and Phrases

see red carpet (treatment) .

Related Words

• analysis
• cure
• hospitalization
• medication
• medicine
• operation
• prescription
• regimen
• remedy
• surgery
• therapy