C1nounformalhealthcrime
US/ˌriː.həˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
UK/ˌriː.həˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
help or treatment that lets someone return to health or normal life after illness, injury, addiction or prison
In context
After the knee surgery, he spent six weeks in rehabilitation.
The prison offers rehabilitation programs to help inmates find jobs after release.
The rehabilitation of the old town took ten years after the war.
Words that go with rehabilitation
noun + noun
- rehabilitation centerHe lives at a rehabilitation center near the coast.
- rehabilitation programThe rehabilitation program lasts three months.
- drug rehabilitationDrug rehabilitation needs long-term support.
adjective + noun
- physical rehabilitationPhysical rehabilitation helped her walk again.
verb + noun
- undergo rehabilitationPatients undergo rehabilitation after a stroke.
noun + preposition
- rehabilitation ofThe rehabilitation of former soldiers is a priority.