the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work the act, practice, or manner of treating an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc - the treatment ⇒
the usual manner of dealing with a particular type of person (esp in the phrase give someone the (full) treatment)
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treat•ment /ˈtritmənt/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act, manner, or process of treating:[uncountable]The principal's children don't receive special treatment from the teacher.
- Medicine, Psychotherapythe use of medicines, surgery, etc., in curing a person of a disorder: [uncountable]shock treatment for his depression.[countable]weekly chemotherapy treatments.
treat•ment
(trēt′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or manner of treating.
- action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.
- management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.
- literary or artistic handling, esp. with reference to style.
- subjection to some agent or action.
- Radio and Television[Motion Pictures, Television.]a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.
- treat + -ment 1550–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . handling, management, conduct, approach.
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