1. withdrawal - noun
· a retraction of a previously held position
Synonym(s): backdown, climb-down
Hypernym(s): retraction, abjuration, recantation
2. withdrawal - noun
· the act of taking out money or other capital
Hypernym(s): removal, remotion
3. withdrawal - noun
· the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
Hypernym(s): departure, going, going_away, leaving
4. withdrawal - noun
· avoiding emotional involvement
Synonym(s): detachment
Hypernym(s): indifference
5. withdrawal - noun
· the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"
Hypernym(s): removal, remotion
6. withdrawal - noun
· the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
Hypernym(s): separation
7. withdrawal - noun
· a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
Synonym(s): coitus_interruptus, withdrawal_method, pulling_out, onanism
Hypernym(s): birth_control, birth_prevention, family_planning
8. withdrawal - noun
· formal separation from an alliance or federation
Synonym(s): secession
Hypernym(s): separation
9. withdrawal - noun
· the termination of drug taking
Synonym(s): drug_withdrawal
Hypernym(s): termination, ending, conclusion
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