absent treatment

noun

A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy in which the practitioner brings about healing despite their being physically absent, through telepathy, telekinesis, prayer, or a combination of those.

“Near-synonyms: silent treatment, cold shoulder”

Similar
teletherapysilent treatmentcold shoulder
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Meanings

nounabsent treatment (countable and uncountable, plural absent treatments)

plural absent treatments

  1. archaiccountableuncountableA (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy in which the practitioner brings about healing despite their being physically absent, through telepathy, telekinesis, prayer, or a combination of those.

    Synonyms: teletherapy

  2. countableuncommonuncountableInterpersonal treatment (way of interacting), usually mistreatment, that ignores the presence of a person.

    Near-synonyms: silent treatment, cold shoulder

    Synonyms: silent treatment, cold shoulder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy in which the practitioner brings about healing despite their being physically absent, through telepathy, telekinesis, prayer, or a combination of those.

Similar
teletherapy

nounInterpersonal treatment (way of interacting), usually mistreatment, that ignores the presence of a person.

Similar
silent treatmentcold shoulder
Also see
teletherapy
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APA

absent treatment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absent%20treatment

MLA

“absent treatment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absent%20treatment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absent treatment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absent%20treatment.

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