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noun (n)

• a retraction of a previously held position(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  backdown, climb-down
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of taking out money or other capital(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of withdrawing(noun.act)

  Example:
  The withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam.
  

  source: wordnet30
• avoiding emotional involvement(noun.feeling)

  Synonym:
  detachment
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.(noun.act)

  Example:
  The nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of ceasing to participate in an activity(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  coitus interruptus, onanism, pulling out, withdrawal method
  

  source: wordnet30
• formal separation from an alliance or federation(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  secession
  

  source: wordnet30
• the termination of drug taking(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  drug withdrawal
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.(noun)

  source: webster1913