Dictionary entries for 'treatment'

Synonyms

treat·ment (trēt́mənt)

noun

1. The act, manner, or method of handling or dealing with someone or something: “the right to equal treatment in the criminal and juvenile justice system” (Susan C. Ross)
2. Informal The usual methods of dealing with a given situation: gave the opposing team the treatment.
1. Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy.
2. The substance or remedy so applied.
1. A written sketch outlining the plot, characters, and action for a screenplay but not including certain elements of a finished screenplay, such as camera directions and dialogue.
2. An adaptation of a novel or other literary work that serves as the basis for a screenplay.