rehab

The word “rehab” means treatment to help someone recover from drug or alcohol addiction, or an injury. In plain terms, short for "rehabilitation" — treatment to recover from addiction, injury, or illness.

“Rehab” is pronounced REE-hab (/ˈɹiːhæb/ in IPA).

Here is “rehab” used in a sentence: “He spent three months in rehab after the accident.”

Depending on how it is used, “rehab” can be a noun and a verb.

“Rehab” is an uncommon word in modern English.

“Rehab” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: treatment to help someone recover from drug or alcohol addiction, or an injury.

Rehab specifically refers to treatment aimed at helping someone recover from addiction or an injury, often in a structured or residential program. Therapy is a broader term covering many kinds of treatment, including talk therapy, physical therapy, and counseling, which may or may not be part of a rehab program. Rehab can include therapy as one of its components.

Rehab is an informal shortening of "rehabilitation" and is common in everyday speech and casual writing. The full word "rehabilitation" is preferred in formal, medical, or legal contexts.

Yes, rehab works as both a noun, meaning the treatment itself, and a verb, meaning to rehabilitate or help restore someone or something to a former condition. For example, "she went to rehab" uses the noun form, while "they rehabbed the old building" uses the verb form.