treatment
- noun
- /ˈtriːtmənt/
- Well, whatever happened to equal treatment?
- fair treatment
- equal treatment
- preferential treatment
If we took away all this special treatment, do you like him?
- If we took away all this special treatment, do you like him?
- Is that honest, fair treatment of an employee?
- The second thing that is seen within the silent treatment is gaslighting.
- You, you don't get special treatment just because the context changed.
- We're going to give you the VIP treatment at certain clubs.
- So you get special treatment a little bit, but I love it.
- Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts.
- So never accept treatment that is less than your worth.
- And and then compare her treatment to Melania Trump.
Examples
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This treatment is inhuman, and somebody needs to be held accountable.
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Currently, more stringent mandates for the proper treatment of storm water are pending.
Academic text (2011) -
Is that honest, fair treatment of an employee?
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Schools are key in the effective education and treatment of children with autism.
Academic text (1999) -
We're going to give you the VIP treatment at certain clubs.
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Equal treatment, not preferential treatment, of students with disabilities ought to be our goal.
Academic text (1999) -
Don't settle for treatment less than what you're worth.
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Karen had only recently begun to receive VIP treatment from the American Airlines Special Services staff.
Fiction book (1994) -
You need immediate treatment.
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The new employee deserved fair treatment in the workplace to ensure a positive environment.
Synonyms
Looking after something to keep it in good condition
Dealing with a situation or person by deciding what to do
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A list of medical steps and tests doctors use to help a patient get better
- Specialized
A medical procedure that uses electric shocks to the brain to help severe mental illness
- Archaic
A medical treatment from the past that gave injections to cause strong seizures to treat mental illness
- Archaic
A medical treatment that uses large doses of insulin to cause seizures and coma, formerly used for serious mental illness
How Treated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Treatment comes from the old verb treat, which meant 'to handle' or 'deal with' and is related to roots seen in words like tractor that give the idea of 'pulling' or managing. So the treatment of a person or thing is simply the way you 'handle' or manage them.