An apparatus for a discharge treatment, comprising a pair of electrodes located opposite to each other; an element for applying an alternating current-high voltage between the electrodes; and an element for passing a gas mainly composed of air at a rate of 10 m/sec or more through a space formed between the electrodes is disclosed. Further, a process for a discharge treatment of an article, comprising applying an alternating current-high voltage between a pair of electrodes located opposite to each other, to the article placed between the electrodes, while a gas mainly composed of air is passed at a rate of 10 m/sec or more through a space formed between the electrodes, to thereby expose the article to an electric discharge induced between the electrodes, is also disclosed.