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Withdrawal

see synonyms of withdrawal

Noun

1. backdown, climb-down, withdrawal

a retraction of a previously held position

2. withdrawal

the act of taking out money or other capital

3. withdrawal

the act of withdrawing

Example Sentences:
'the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam'

4. detachment, withdrawal

avoiding emotional involvement

5. withdrawal

the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

Example Sentences:
'the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood'

6. withdrawal

the act of ceasing to participate in an activity

7. coitus interruptus, onanism, pulling out, withdrawal, withdrawal method

a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

8. secession, withdrawal

formal separation from an alliance or federation

9. drug withdrawal, withdrawal

the termination of drug taking

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Withdrawal

see synonyms of withdrawal
noun
1. 
an act or process of withdrawing; retreat, removal, or detachment
2. 
the period a drug addict goes through following abrupt termination in the use of narcotics, usually characterized by physical and mental symptoms (withdrawal symptoms)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Withdrawal

see synonyms of withdrawal
noun
1. 
the act of withdrawing
2. 
the act or process of giving up the use of a narcotic drug to which one has become addicted, typically accompanied by distressing physiological and mental effects (withdrawal symptoms)
3. 
coitus interruptus

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Withdrawal

see synonyms of withdrawal
n.
1. The act or process of withdrawing, as:
a. A retreat or retirement: the dinner guests' withdrawal to the den.
b. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
c. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.
d. A removal of something that has been deposited, as in an account.
2.
a. Discontinuance of the use of a drug or other substance, especially one that is addictive.
b. The physiological and mental reaction to such discontinuance, often characterized by distressing symptoms: is going through withdrawal from opioids.
3. Informal A condition likened to that which is experienced when discontinuing use of an addictive substance: has been going through withdrawal since his favorite show ended.
4. The act or an instance of retracting or revoking: feared the withdrawal of his parents' permission.
5. Coitus interruptus.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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