harsh treatment
1harsh — harshly, adv. harshness, n. /hahrsh/, adj. 1. ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners. 2. grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere: a harsh life; a harsh master. 3. physically uncomfortable; desolate; …
2harsh — adjective 1) a harsh voice Syn: grating, rasping, strident, raucous, discordant 2) harsh colours Syn: glaring, loud, garish, gaudy, lurid 3) …
3harsh — [[t]hɑrʃ[/t]] adj. 1) ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment[/ex] 2) grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere: a harsh master[/ex] 3) physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark: a harsh land[/ex] 4) unpleasant to… …
4treatment — treat|ment W1S3 [ˈtri:tmənt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(medical)¦ 2¦(behaviour towards somebody)¦ 3¦(of a subject)¦ 4¦(clean/protect)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(MEDICAL)¦ [U and C] something that is done to cure someone who is injured or ill →↑treat treatment of/for …
5harsh — /haʃ / (say hahsh) adjective 1. ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment. 2. rough to the touch or to any of the senses: a harsh surface; a harsh voice. 3. jarring upon the aesthetic senses; inartistic: his painting was full… …
6harsh — [ha:ʃ US ha:rʃ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conditions)¦ 2¦(treatment/criticism)¦ 3¦(sound)¦ 4¦(light/colour)¦ 5¦(lines/shapes etc)¦ 6¦(cleaning substance)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) ¦(CONDITIONS)¦ …
7treatment — n. care cure 1) to administer, give, provide treatment 2) to get, receive, undergo treatment 3) to respond to treatment 4) inpatient; medical; outpatient; radiation; shock treatment 5) treatment for (to undergo treatment for alcoholism) 6) under… …
8treatment — noun 1 way you treat sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable, preferential, special, VIP ▪ She was given the VIP treatment after winning a gold medal. ▪ generous, lenient …
9harsh — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem, sound ▪ It may seem harsh to criticize him after his death. ▪ become ADVERB …
10Moral treatment — was an approach to mental disorder based on humane psychosocial care or moral discipline that emerged in the 18th century and came to the fore for much of the 19th century, deriving partly from psychiatry or psychology and partly from religious… …