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English noun: withdrawal | |||
| 1. | withdrawal (communication) a retraction of a previously held position | ||
| Synonyms | backdown, climb-down | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abjuration, recantation, retraction | ||
| 2. | withdrawal (act) the act of taking out money or other capital | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bank withdrawal, disinvestment | ||
| 3. | withdrawal (act) the act of withdrawing | ||
| Samples | The withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | departure, going, going away, leaving | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abandonment, decampment, defection, desertion, effacement, evacuation, pullback, receding, recession, retirement, retreat, retreat, retreat, self-effacement | ||
| 4. | withdrawal (feeling) avoiding emotional involvement | ||
| Synonyms | detachment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indifference | ||
| 5. | withdrawal (act) the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. | ||
| Samples | The nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal | ||
| 6. | withdrawal (act) the act of ceasing to participate in an activity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||
| 7. | withdrawal (act) a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation | ||
| Synonyms | coitus interruptus, onanism, pulling out, withdrawal method | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | birth control, birth prevention, family planning | ||
| 8. | withdrawal (act) formal separation from an alliance or federation | ||
| Synonyms | secession | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breakaway, breaking away | ||
| 9. | withdrawal (act) the termination of drug taking | ||
| Synonyms | drug withdrawal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, termination | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold turkey | ||
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