English Explanatory Dictionary

silent treatment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

silent treatment silent treatments

Synonyms

avoidance ostracism shunning blackballing blacklisting discommendation ostracization petalism silent treatment

Related words

conspiracy of silence radio silence wall of silence cold shoulder cold treatment freeze out ostracize passive-aggressive send to Coventry shun
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