Withdrawal Definition

wĭth-drôəl, wĭth-
withdrawals
noun
withdrawals
The act of withdrawing.
Webster's New World
Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance.
American Heritage
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)
Webster's New World

Coitus interruptus.

Webster's New World
The act or an instance of retracting or revoking.
Feared the withdrawal of his parents' permission.
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Other Word Forms of Withdrawal

Noun

Singular:
withdrawal
Plural:
withdrawals

Origin of Withdrawal

  • From withdraw +"Ž -al.

    From Wiktionary

Withdrawal Sentence Examples

  • He must have sensed the cause of her sudden withdrawal, and spoke gently.

  • At the ecclesiastical council which took place at Paris in 1406 Pierre d'Ailly made every effort to avert a new withdrawal from the obedience and, by order of the king, took the part of defender of Benedict XIII., a course which yet again exposed him to attacks from the university party.

  • It is just a question, however, whether, even in instances such as these, the nutritional failure may not be explained upon the assumption of withdrawal of the local vasomotor control.

  • Their number and that of their scholars have, however, decreased since the withdrawal of state subsidies.

  • The effect upon the permanent level of the lakes of the withdrawal of water through this artificial outlet is receiving much attention.

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