treatment
NOUN:
1. an act or manner of treating.
2. action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.
3. management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.
4. subjection to some agent or action.
5. the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom.
6. the act, practice, or manner of treating.
7. administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or an injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy.
8. the act or manner or an instance of treating someone or something; handling, usage:
the star requires careful treatment.
9. the techniques or actions customarily applied in a specified situation.
10. a substance or technique used in treating.
11. an experimental condition.
Examples:
We want to ensure equal treatment for everyone. // The law requires humane treatment of prisoners.
of art, etc:
4. literary or artistic handling, especially with reference to style.
7. the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work.
in movies, television, film:
1. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.
2. an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc.
Origin:
First recorded in 1550–60; treat + -ment. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of treatment: circa 1560. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Added: 9 March 2020 {3:35 PM} // Updated: 27 July 2020 {7:16 PM}
1. an act or manner of treating.
2. action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.
3. management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.
4. subjection to some agent or action.
5. the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom.
6. the act, practice, or manner of treating.
7. administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or an injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy.
8. the act or manner or an instance of treating someone or something; handling, usage:
the star requires careful treatment.
9. the techniques or actions customarily applied in a specified situation.
10. a substance or technique used in treating.
11. an experimental condition.
Examples:
We want to ensure equal treatment for everyone. // The law requires humane treatment of prisoners.
of art, etc:
4. literary or artistic handling, especially with reference to style.
7. the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work.
in movies, television, film:
1. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.
2. an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc.
Origin:
First recorded in 1550–60; treat + -ment. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of treatment: circa 1560. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Added: 9 March 2020 {3:35 PM} // Updated: 27 July 2020 {7:16 PM}