silent treatment

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silent treatment

n. Informal

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.

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silent treatment - an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know

rebuff, slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

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