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silent treatment

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun silent treatment has 1 sense
  1. silent treatment - an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
    --1 is a kind of
    rebuff, slight

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Silent Treatment

Noun:

- A form of psychological abuse in which a person purposely ignores or refuses to communicate with another person as a way of exerting control, causing emotional pain, or expressing anger.

Example sentence: She gave him the silent treatment for three days after their argument, which made him feel isolated and deeply hurt.

Adjective:

- Silent or uncommunicative.

Example sentence: The atmosphere at the dinner table was tense, with everyone giving each other the silent treatment.

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