therapy
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous…Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
» I don't believe in group therapy.
Von Gruppentherapie bin ich nicht überzeugt.
Ich halte nichts von Gruppentherapie.
Я не верю в групповую психотерапию.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
inclined bed therapy
Therapie
терапи́яterapíja, лече́ниеlečénije
терапі́яterapíja, лікува́нняlikuvánnja
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
(countable, uncountable)Specifically, psychotherapy.
(countable, uncountable)Healing power or quality.
- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Examples
190 sentencesI don't believe in group therapy.
ruЯ не верю в групповую психотерапию.
deVon Gruppentherapie bin ich nicht überzeugt.
Tom needs a lot more therapy.
I feel that I need therapy.
Will the therapy cause me any pain?
deWird die Therapie für mich schmerzhaft sein?
Have you spent a lot of time in therapy?
deHast du viel Zeit in Therapie verbracht?
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatmeFrom New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “to serve, treat medically”) + -ία (-ía, suffix for forming abstract nouns).
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Forms
plural: therapiesSynonyms
2 synonyms- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.):treatment
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable