Associations to the word «Withdrawal»

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.
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOM, noun. (medicine) (especially in plural) Any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by a person who has become addicted to it.
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS, noun. Plural of withdrawal symptom

Dictionary definition

WITHDRAWAL, noun. A retraction of a previously held position.
WITHDRAWAL, noun. The act of taking out money or other capital.
WITHDRAWAL, noun. The act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam".
WITHDRAWAL, noun. Avoiding emotional involvement.
WITHDRAWAL, noun. The act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood".
WITHDRAWAL, noun. The act of ceasing to participate in an activity.
WITHDRAWAL, noun. A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation.
WITHDRAWAL, noun. Formal separation from an alliance or federation.
WITHDRAWAL, noun. The termination of drug taking.

Wise words

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