treatment

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/
noun 5

Collocations

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1

(noun.) way you behave towards sb/deal with sth

ADJ

favourable, preferential, special, VIP

The new students received special treatment on their first day at school.

generous, lenient | equal, fair | good, humane | sensitive, sympathetic | discriminatory, unequal, unfair, unjust, unkind

brutal, cruel, degrading, harsh, ill-, inhuman, inhumane, rough, violent

The investigation revealed that the refugees had endured harsh treatment during their detention.

shabby

The employees complained about the shabby treatment they received from their new manager.

VERB + TREATMENT

get, have, receive, suffer

deserve

After years of hard work, she finally deserved the respect and fair treatment she had always wanted.

give sb, mete out (to sb)

The hospital gave her the best treatment available for her condition.

put up with

2

(noun.) medical care

ADJ

emergency, immediate, on-the-spot, prompt, urgent | follow-up, further | long-term | effective, successful | conventional, orthodox | alternative, holistic, homoeopathic | hospital | inpatient, outpatient | free, NHS | private | specialist | dental, medical, psychiatric, veterinary | drug, hormone | operative, surgical | non-operative, non-surgical | laser | dietary, nutritional | beauty, hair

QUANT

course

VERB + TREATMENT

get, have, receive, undergo

After the accident, he had to receive treatment at the hospital for several weeks.

administer, give sb, provide (sb with)

The doctor provided her with immediate treatment to reduce the pain.

need, require

seek

She finally decided to seek treatment for her anxiety after months of struggling alone.

advise, prescribe, recommend, suggest | refuse

benefit from, respond to

After six weeks of physiotherapy, she finally began to respond to treatment for her injured knee.

TREATMENT + NOUN

decision, option | centre, room | method, procedure, technique | course, plan, programme, regime, regimen, schedule

PREP

in ~

My grandmother is currently in treatment at the hospital for her heart condition.

~ for

My doctor prescribed antibiotics because I needed treatment for a serious ear infection.

3

(noun.) process for cleaning/protecting sth

ADJ

sewage, surface, water

The city invested in a new sewage treatment facility to protect the river.

TREATMENT + NOUN

facility, plant, works

4

(noun.) discussion of a subject, work of art, etc.

ADJ

definitive, exhaustive, systematic | lengthy | cursory, superficial | philosophical, theoretical

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