Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The process or manner of treating someone or something.

    He still has nightmares resulting from the abusive treatment he received from his captors.

    Behandeln, Behandlung, Umgang

    обраще́ниеobraščénije, обхожде́ниеobxoždénije

    зве́рненняzvérnennja

    a manner of dealing with something artistically

  2. (countable, uncountable)Medical care for an illness or injury.

    A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started.

    Cancer survivors who got radiation treatments as children have nearly twice the risk of developing diabetes as adults.

    Behandlung

    лече́ниеlečénije, терапи́яterapíja

    лікува́нняlikuvánnja

    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

  3. (countable, uncountable)The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.

    Behandlung

  4. (countable)A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.

  5. (countable)A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.

  6. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable)Harsh punishment; retribution

    He’s been a naughty boy, so give him a good treatment.

    Even if you supported the socialist regime, your class background often meant you were going to get the treatment regardless.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Entertainment; treat

Examples

392 sentences
  1. He was refused medical treatment.

    Йому відмовили в медичній допомозі. — deniko

    ruЕму было отказано в медицинской помощи. — Balamax

  2. I'm not accustomed to such treatment.

    Я не звик до такого ставлення. — mkazarian

    ruЯ не привык к такому обращению. — marafon

    deIch bin eine solche Behandlung nicht gewohnt. — Sudajaengi

  3. I am not accustomed to such treatment.

    Я не звик до такого ставлення. — mkazarian

    ruЯ не привык к такому обращению. — marafon

    deIch bin so eine Behandlung nicht gewohnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. You need treatment.

    Вам потрібне лікування. — mkazarian

    ruТебе нужно лечиться. — marafon

  5. I need treatment.

    Мені потрібне лікування. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
process or manner of treating:
medical care for an illness or injury:
Русский
By meaning 2
process or manner of treating:
medical care for an illness or injury:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
process or manner of treating:

Origin

From treat + -ment. Compare French traitement.

From treat + -ment. Compare French traitement.

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Forms

plural: treatments
Singulartreatment
Pluraltreatments

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury):intervention
  • the management of someone or something:handling
  • (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.):therapy
  • an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic:discussiondiscourse

Word family

36 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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