treatment
/ˈtriːtmənt/noun
उच्चारण ट्रीट्मन्ट
इलाज, उपचार, चिकित्सा
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[U, C] ~ (for sth)
something that is done to cure an illness or injury
इलाज, उपचार, चिकित्सा
- She is receiving treatment for tuberculosis.
- a new treatment for cancer
- He is undergoing treatment for a heart problem.
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- The hospital offers free treatment to the poor.
- Early treatment can save lives.
Synonyms therapy care cure remedy medication
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[U]
a way of behaving towards or dealing with a person or thing
व्यवहार, बर्ताव
- equal treatment for men and women
- the cruel treatment of animals
- The staff complained about their unfair treatment.
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- Children should get respectful treatment in every school.
- The prisoners received humane treatment.
Synonyms handling management behaviour towards conduct
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[U, C]
a process by which a substance is cleaned or protected
(पदार्थ का) शोधन, प्रक्रिया
- water treatment
- sewage treatment plants
- The factory uses chemical treatment to clean its waste water.
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- Wood needs treatment against insects.
- A water treatment plant supplies the town.
Synonyms processing purification cleaning
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
treatment for + illness / of + patient
For the illness use for; for the person or body part being treated use of. Medical treatment is usually uncountable.
बीमारी के लिए 'for' और रोगी या अंग के लिए 'of' आता है; medical treatment प्रायः uncountable होता है।
- She is receiving treatment for dengue.
- The treatment of burns needs special care.
treatment of / given to sb: behaviour
Describes how a person or animal is dealt with. The adjectives fair, harsh or equal often come before it.
यह बताता है कि किसी व्यक्ति या पशु के साथ कैसा व्यवहार किया गया; fair, harsh या equal जैसे adjectives इससे पहले आते हैं।
- The prisoners complained of harsh treatment.
- Equal treatment of all students is a basic principle.
treatment of a topic / material
In writing and industry, treatment means the way a subject is handled or a substance is processed.
लेखन और उद्योग में treatment का अर्थ किसी विषय को प्रस्तुत करने का ढंग या किसी पदार्थ को संसाधित करने की प्रक्रिया है।
- The author's treatment of poverty is realistic.
- Water treatment plants clean the city's supply.
a treatment (countable): a type of therapy
A countable form is used when one particular therapy is named: a new treatment, several treatments.
जब किसी एक विशेष चिकित्सा का नाम हो, तब countable रूप आता है: a new treatment, several treatments।
- Doctors are testing a new treatment for diabetes.
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adjective + treatment
medicalspecialfairunequalpreferential
- The poor patient received special treatment at the hospital.
verb + treatment
receiveundergoneedseekrefuse
- He had to undergo treatment for six months.
treatment + noun
plantcentreplanroomcosts
- A sewage treatment plant was built outside the city.
treatment + of + noun
of animalsof prisonersof the subjectof waste
- The treatment of waste is a big challenge for cities.
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- Radhika's father is undergoing treatment at AIIMS.
राधिका के पिता AIIMS में इलाज करा रहे हैं।
- Every customer deserves courteous treatment.
हर ग्राहक विनम्र व्यवहार का हक़दार है।
- The film's treatment of the theme is sensitive and deep.
फ़िल्म का विषय-निरूपण संवेदनशील और गहरा है।
- The government gave free treatment to flood victims.
सरकार ने बाढ़ पीड़ितों को मुफ़्त इलाज दिया।
- She complained about the rude treatment she received at the counter.
उसने काउंटर पर मिले रूखे व्यवहार की शिकायत की।
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✗ The doctor gave a good treatments.
✓ The doctor gave good treatment.
Treatment in this sense is uncountable, so no a and no plural.
इस अर्थ में 'treatment' uncountable है, इसलिए न 'a' आएगा, न plural।
✗ He is under treatment of heart disease.
✓ He is under treatment for heart disease.
Use for for the disease being treated.
जिस रोग का इलाज हो रहा है उसके लिए 'for' आता है।
✗ The treatment with women in that office is poor.
✓ The treatment of women in that office is poor.
Treatment takes of before the people being treated.
'Treatment' के बाद जिन लोगों के साथ व्यवहार हो रहा है उनसे पहले 'of' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Treatment, therapy and cure are linked to illness but they are not the same thing.
Treatment, therapy और cure का संबंध बीमारी से है, पर ये एक-दूसरे के समान नहीं हैं।
Anything done to deal with an illness, with or without success.
बीमारी से निपटने के लिए किया गया कोई भी उपाय, सफल हो या न हो।
- He is under treatment.
A particular long-term method, especially without surgery, such as physiotherapy.
विशेष दीर्घकालिक पद्धति, विशेषकर बिना सर्जरी के, जैसे physiotherapy।
- She goes for speech therapy.
A treatment that completely ends the illness.
ऐसा उपचार जो रोग को पूरी तरह समाप्त कर दे।
- There is no cure for the common cold.
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the full treatment / give sb the treatment
to treat sb in a special way, either very well or very badly
ख़ास ख़ातिरदारी (या ख़ास सख़्ती) करना
- The guests were given the full treatment, with flowers and a grand dinner.
- The police gave the suspect the treatment until he talked.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
therapy care cure remedy medication handling management behaviour towards conduct processing purification cleaning
AaSpelling
treat·ment
§Grammar and usage
Treatment for a disease (not 'treatment of a disease' when speaking of the patient's care, though 'the treatment of cancer' is used for the subject in general); treatment of a person (behaviour).
बीमारी के लिए 'treatment for' (मरीज़ की देखभाल के लिए; हालाँकि सामान्य विषय के लिए 'the treatment of cancer' आता है); व्यक्ति के साथ 'treatment of' (व्यवहार)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Give sb the red-carpet treatment (welcome them grandly); the silent treatment (refusing to speak to somebody).
Idioms: give sb the red-carpet treatment (भव्य स्वागत), the silent treatment (किसी से बात न करना)।