Wiktionary
n. A form of social sanction that consists of ignore a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.
WordNet
n. an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
Wikipedia
Silent treatment (often referred to as the silent treatment) is verbal silence imposed onto another. It may range from just sulking to malevolent abusive controlling behaviour. It may be a passive-aggressive form of emotional abuse in which displeasure, disapproval and contempt is exhibited through nonverbal gestures while maintaining verbal silence. Clinical psychologist Harriet Braiker identifies it as a form of manipulative punishment.
Silent Treatment is the third album from Arizona hardcore band The Bled.
The silent treatment is verbal silence imposed onto another.
Silent treatment, the silent treatment, and the like also may refer to:
"Silent Treatment" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in November 1980 as the first single from the album Fire and Smoke. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Silent Treatment – the second studio album by Polish trip hop singer Pati Yang. The album was released by EMI Music Poland on 1 October 2005.
The album was nominated for the Fryderyk awards 2005 in category "Album of the Year - Pop".
Silent Treatment is first full-length album, and second in total, released by Norwegian indie pop group Highasakite.
Upon release the album received rave reviews, with Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet lauding it, giving Highasakite their second consecutive 6/6 from the newspaper; Verdens Gang was equally enthusiastic, giving it a 5/6.
For the album, Highasakite won the "Pop Group of the Year Award" at the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards, Spellemannprisen; additionally Håvik was nominated in the categories "Composer of the Year" and "Writer of the Year", winning the former. The same year the band won the Bendiksen Award, an award and grant given to up-and-coming arists to help develop their talent, winning 100,000 Norwegian kroner.
The album hit number one and spent more than 108 weeks on the Norwegian music chart, VG-lista Topp 40, setting a record in doing so.
Usage examples of "silent treatment".
She told him so, he exploded at her, and she gave him the silent treatment for the rest of the day.
The silent treatment continued as she stepped out from behind the screen and was marched, strong fingers gripping her elbow, through the open door.
As a last resort she would try a few minutes of the silent treatment—.
The two of them had been on the road for hours, and she had Rick writhing on the hook of the patented Jane Unger Silent Treatment.
He had experienced her cold, silent treatment before when she didn’.
Using the silent treatment, this rushing around in planes, they were really working to keep him groggy.