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- Dictionarywithdrawal/wɪðˈdrɔː(r)əl/
noun
- 1. the action of withdrawing something: "the withdrawal of legal aid" Similar Opposite
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the act or process of taking something away so that it is no longer available, or of someone stopping being involved in an activity: Doctors demanded the withdrawal of the drug (from the market) after several cases of dangerous side-effects were reported.
: the act of taking back or away something that has been granted or possessed. b. : removal from a place of deposit or investment. c (1) : the discontinuance of administration or use of a drug. (2) : the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug.
Definition of withdrawal noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. an act or process of withdrawing; retreat, removal, or detachment. 2. the period a drug addict goes through following abrupt termination in the use of narcotics, usually characterized by physical and mental symptoms (withdrawal symptoms) Collins English Dictionary.
Withdrawal is when you take something out, like making a withdrawal from your bank account. When you announced you were no longer running for president, your withdrawal from the race disappointed your many supporters.
to take or move out or back, or to remove: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs. The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country. Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare. Once in court, he withdrew the statement he'd made to the police (= he claimed it was false).
Withdrawal is the period during which someone feels ill after they have stopped taking a drug they were addicted to. Withdrawal from heroin is actually like a severe attack of gastric flu. More Synonyms of withdrawal
The withdrawal of something is the act or process of removing it, or ending it. [formal] [...] 2. Someone's withdrawal from an activity or an organization is their decision to stop taking part in it. [...] 3. A withdrawal is an amount of money that you take from your bank account. [...] More. Grammar Question.
withdrawal. (wɪðˈdrɔːəl) n. 1. an act or process of withdrawing; retreat, removal, or detachment. 2. (Medicine) the period a drug addict goes through following abrupt termination in the use of narcotics, usually characterized by physical and mental symptoms (withdrawal symptoms)
withdrawal. noun. /wɪθˈdrɔəl/ , /wɪðˈdrɔəl/. [uncountable, countable] the act of moving or taking something away or back the withdrawal of support the withdrawal of the UN troops from the region the withdrawal of a product from the market.
