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therapy
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθɛrəpi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθɛrəpi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ther′ə pē)
Inflections of 'therapy' (n): npl: therapies
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ther•a•py /ˈθɛrəpi/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -pies.
- Medicine[uncountable] the treatment of disease, injury, or disability by physical methods, as exercise or massage, without the use of drugs or surgery: physical therapy;
speech therapy.
- Psychotherapy[uncountable] psychotherapy.
- [countable] any act, task, etc., that relieves tension.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ther•a•py
(ther′ə pē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies.
- Medicinethe treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process:speech therapy.
- a curative power or quality.
- Psychotherapypsychotherapy.
- any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.
- Greek therapeía healing (akin to therápōn attendant)
- Neo-Latin therapīa
- 1840–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
therapy /ˈθɛrəpɪ/ n ( pl -pies)- the treatment of physical, psychiatric, or social disorders or disease
- (in combination): physiotherapy, electrotherapy
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia attendance; see therapeutic
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