treatment

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
  2. noun the management of someone or something
  3. noun a manner of dealing with something artistically

Etymology

From treat + -ment. Compare French traitement.

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Synonyms

intervention

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