treatment : Idioms & Phrases
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beauty treatment
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noun enhancement of someone's personal beauty
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full treatment
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noun everything available; usually preceded by `the'
whole caboodle; kit and boodle; whole kit and boodle; whole kit and caboodle; whole works; whole kit; kit and caboodle; whole shebang; works.
- we saw the whole shebang
- a hotdog with the works
- we took on the whole caboodle
- for $10 you get the full treatment
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Heroic treatment ∨ remedies
(Med.) , treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case.
Webster 1913
ill-treatment
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noun cruel or inhumane treatment
maltreatment; abuse; ill-usage.
- the child showed signs of physical abuse
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inhuman treatment
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noun a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
cruelty.
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insulin shock treatment
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noun the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
insulin shock therapy; insulin shock.
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metrazol shock treatment
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noun the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma
metrazol shock; metrazol shock therapy.
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orthodontic treatment
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noun dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids
- orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities
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shock treatment
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noun treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
shock therapy.
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silent treatment
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noun an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
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summary treatment
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noun a brief and unsympathetic rejection
short shrift.
- they made short shrift of my request