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withdrawal

noun

A retraction of a previously held position

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
W
Ends with
L
Contains
IT
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A retraction of a previously held position

noun

  1. The act of taking out money or other capital

noun

  1. The act of withdrawing

    “The withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam”

noun

  1. Avoiding emotional involvement

noun

  1. The act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

    “The nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood”

noun

  1. The act of ceasing to participate in an activity

noun

  1. A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

noun

  1. Formal separation from an alliance or federation

noun

  1. The termination of drug taking

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Example Sentences

The withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam
The nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood

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Synonyms

backdownclimb-downdetachmentcoitus interruptuswithdrawal methodpulling outonanismsecessiondrug withdrawal

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