Silent Treatment Definition
noun
Maintenance of aloof silence toward another as an expression of one's anger or disapproval.
The rest of the class gave the tattletale the silent treatment.
American Heritage
A form of social sanction that consists of ignoring a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Silent Treatment
Noun
Singular:
silent treatment
Plural:
silent-treatments
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