1 [U,C] ~ (for sth) something that is done to cure an illness or injury, or to make sb look and feel good:
He is receiving treatment for shock. * She is responding well to treatment. * to require hospital / medical treatment * There are various treatments available for this condition. * Guests at the health spa receive a range of beauty and fitness treatments.
2 [U] a way of behaving towards or dealing with a person or thing:
the brutal treatment of political prisoners * Certain city areas have been singled out for special treatment.
3 [U,C] a way of dealing with or discussing a subject, work of art, etc:
Shakespeare's treatment of madness in 'King Lear'
4 [U,C] ~ (for sth) a process by which sth is cleaned, or protected against sth:
a sewage / water treatment plant * an effective treatment for dry rot
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for treatment is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is treatment a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, treatment is tagged as noun.
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