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silent treatment in British Englishnoun(usually preceded by the) a refusal to speak with or acknowledge another person, usually as a sign of contempt or disapproval silent treatment in American Englishnounan act or instance of maintaining silence or aloofness toward another person, esp. as a means of indicating disapproval or rejection Examples of 'silent treatment' in a sentencesilent treatment I was never happy with men who gave me the silent treatment.They give their opponent withering glances and subject her to the silent treatment.She gives me the silent treatment after a row.At work, you withhold praise and give people the silent treatment.He gives me the silent treatment for days, sometimes months at a time.They were shocked initially and gave me the silent treatment for a while.His actors, however, were lucky to be given the silent treatment.I've asked him to tell me the truth but it just turns to raised voices, then the silent treatment.Three months after that, we did the silent treatment for nearly a week because she got the car towed. |