withdrawal
noun
- the act of withdrawing
- 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 ()
- coitus interruptus
See withdrawal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wĭÞ-drôˈəl, wĭth-)
noun- The act or process of withdrawing, as:
a. A retreat or retirement.
b. Retreat of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat.
c. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.
d. A removal from a place or position of something that has been deposited.
a. Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance.
b. The physiological and mental readjustment that accompanies such discontinuation.
- The act or an instance of retracting or revoking: feared the withdrawal of his parents' permission.
- Coitus interruptus.
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