silent treatment
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silent treatment
noun silent treatments
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A form of communication refusal where one person deliberately ignores or withholds interaction from another, often in order to express anger, disapproval, or to exert control.
to give someone the silent treatment
Similar: avoidance, ostracism, shunning, blackballing, blacklisting, discommendation, ostracization, petalism, silent treatment
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noun ignoring a particular individual
| Español | ley del hielo, hacer el vacío |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不理不睬 bùlǐbùcǎi |
| Português | deixar no vácuo |
| Deutsch | anschweigen, mit Schweigen strafen |
| Italiano | trattamento del silenzio |
| العربية | صَمْت عِقَابِيّ ṣamt ʕiqābiyy |
Talk about this word "silent treatment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silent%20treatment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. silent treatment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silent%20treatment "silent treatment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silent%20treatment.Cite this
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title = {silent treatment},
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