Definition of withdrawal Withdrawal

/wɪðdɹɔˈʌl/ - [withdroul] - with•draw•al

We found 15 definitions of withdrawal from 4 different sources.

What does withdrawal mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: withdrawals
withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
		going away, leaving, departure, going the act of departing
		self-effacement, effacement withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
		retreat the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
		retirement, retreat withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
		evacuation the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
		decampment breaking camp
		defection, desertion, abandonment withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
		pullback (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"
		retreat the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
withdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capital
		remotion, removal dismissal from office
		bank withdrawal the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
withdrawal - a retraction of a previously held position
		backdown, climb-down
		abjuration, recantation, retraction the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
withdrawal - the termination of drug taking
		drug withdrawal
		ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
withdrawal - avoiding emotional involvement
		detachment
		indifference unbiased impartial unconcern
withdrawal - the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
withdrawal - the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"
withdrawal - formal separation from an alliance or federation
		secession
		separation the act of dividing or disconnecting
withdrawal - a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
		coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, pulling out, onanism

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Wiktionary

withdrawal (Noun)
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
withdrawal (Noun)
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
withdrawal (Noun)
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.
withdrawal (Noun)
An act of withdrawing.