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treatment British & World English

the manner in which someone behaves towards or deals with someone or something

ill treatment British & World English

cruel or inhumane treatment

heat treatment British & World English

the use of heat for therapeutic purposes in medicine or to modify the properties of a material, especially in metallurgy

primary treatment British & World English

the sedimentation and removal of most suspended matter from sewage effluent

window treatment British & World English

interior decoration for a window or window frame

secondary treatment British & World English

the further treatment of sewage effluent by biological methods following sedimentation

the silent treatment in silent British & World English

a stubborn refusal to talk to someone, especially after a recent argument or disagreement

the full treatment in treatment British & World English

used to indicate that something is done enthusiastically, vigorously, or to an extreme degree

shock treatment in shock therapy (also shock treatment) British & World English

treatment of chronic mental conditions by electroconvulsive therapy or by inducing physiological shock