Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncommon, uncountable)Interpersonal treatment (way of interacting), usually mistreatment, that ignores the presence of a person.

    Near-synonyms: silent treatment, cold shoulder

  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy in which the practitioner brings about healing despite their being physically absent, through telepathy, telekinesis, prayer, or a combination of those.

Forms

plural: absent treatments

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

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