withdrawal

Noun (9)withdrawals

1. a retraction of a previously held positionSynonyms: backdownclimb-downType of retraction, abjuration
2. the act of taking out money or other capitalType of removal, remotionKinds bank withdrawal, disinvestment
3. the act of withdrawing“the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam”Type of departure, goingKinds desertion, retreat, evacuation, effacement, pullback, receding, decampment, retirement
4. avoiding emotional involvementSynonyms: detachmentType of indifference
5. the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.“the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood”Type of removal, remotion
6. the act of ceasing to participate in an activityType of separation
7. a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculationSynonyms: coitus interruptuswithdrawal methodpulling outonanism
8. formal separation from an alliance or federationSynonyms: secession
9. the termination of drug takingSynonyms: drug withdrawal