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withdrawal meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of withdrawal at MeaningMonkey.org. withdrawal meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.WITHDRAWAL noun
Definition of withdrawal (noun)
- a retraction of a previously held position
- synonyms: backdown, climb-down
- the act of taking out money or other capital
- the act of withdrawing
- "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
- avoiding emotional involvement
- synonyms: detachment
- the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
- "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"
- the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
- a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
- synonyms: coitus interruptus, onanism, pulling out, withdrawal method
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- synonyms: secession
- the termination of drug taking
- synonyms: drug withdrawal
Source: Princeton University Wordnet