Definitions for treatment
ˈtrit mənttreat·ment

Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. treatment, intervention(noun)

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

2. treatment, handling(noun)

   the management of someone or something

   "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"

3. treatment(noun)

   a manner of dealing with something artistically

   "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"

4. discussion, treatment, discourse(noun)

   an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

   "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. treatment(Noun)

   The process or manner of treating someone or something.

2. treatment(Noun)

   Medical care for an illness or injury.

3. treatment(Noun)

   The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.

4. treatment(Noun)

   A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Treatment(noun)

   the act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment

2. Treatment(noun)

   entertainment; treat

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'treatment' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #785

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'treatment' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2046

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'treatment' in Nouns Frequency: #326

How to pronounce treatment?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say treatment in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of treatment in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of treatment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of treatment in a Sentence

1. David Fassler:

   The use of solitary confinement can and should be eliminated through adequate staffing, appropriate training and access to comprehensive assessment and treatment services for mental health and substance use disorders, president Obama’s decision to end the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal system sends a timely and important message.

2. President Trump:

   Today I am pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the China virus that will save countless lives, today's action will dramatically increase access to this treatment.

3. Shah Kamal:

   That's why we are setting up water treatment plants in the flood-affected areas on a priority basis.

4. Jorgen Holmstrom:

   This attack constitutes a gross violation of humanitarian principles and the Geneva Convention that all actors of a conflict have to respect, medical facilities and medical staff are to provide treatment to anyone in need and patients are to be granted safety according to humanitarian law.

5. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

   Such treatment has the potential to negatively impact U.S. and Nicaraguan bilateral relations, particularly trade, we've conveyed our strong displeasure.

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