- When you take $10 out of your bank account, this is an example of a withdrawal.
- When you stop taking cocaine and your body experiences changes as a result of the loss of the drug, this is an example of withdrawal.
The definition of withdrawal is the act of taking something out, or stopping participation in an activity.
withdrawal
- 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 (withdrawal symptoms)
- coitus interruptus
withdrawal
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The act or an instance of retracting or revoking: feared the withdrawal of his parents' permission.
- Coitus interruptus.
withdrawal
Noun
(plural withdrawals)
- Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
- A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
- A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is addicted is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier
- heroin withdrawal
- nicotine withdrawal
- An act of withdrawing.
Origin
From withdraw +"Ž -al.
