rest cure

Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words

a period of rest prescribed as medical treatment

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Examples (10)

  • His new job was almost a rest cure after the stresses of the army.
  • The doctor prescribed a strict rest cure for her nervous exhaustion.
  • In the 19th century, a rest cure in the countryside was a common treatment.
  • After months of hard work, she felt she needed a long vacation that acted as a rest cure.
  • He's currently undergoing a rest cure at a sanatorium in the mountains.
  • Do you believe a simple rest cure is enough to recover from such severe burnout?
  • A mere rest cure won't solve her deep-seated psychological issues.
  • The two-week rest cure did wonders for his physical and mental health.
  • What she really needed was a complete rest cure, away from all the demands of her work.
  • For the overworked writer, a week offline was the modern equivalent of a rest cure.