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shock treatment vs treatment

treatment vs shock treatment

shock treatment and treatment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shock treatment Yes No No No
treatment Yes No No No
As nouns, treatment is a hypernym of shock treatment; that is, treatment is a word with a broader meaning than shock treatment:
  • shock treatment: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
  • treatment: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Other hypernyms of shock treatment include therapy.
shock treatment (noun) treatment (noun)
treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
the management of someone or something
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
a manner of dealing with something artistically
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
Difference between shock treatment and treatment

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