The action or an act of retreating, retiring, or going back. Also figurative. Now rare.

An act of leaving or escaping from a difficult or dangerous situation; a movement away from an attitude, idea, agreement, etc., esp. one that is…

Withdrawal or removal of something or someone from a place. Obsolete.

With verbal nouns forming nouns, as backsliding, n., back-coming, back-drawing, back-going, back-looking, back-slipping, back-starting, back-surging…

The action or an act of falling back or retreating from a place or position (now chiefly in military contexts). Also: the action of receding…

The action of retire, v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

The action or an act of retreating (in various senses of retreat, v.1).

The action or an act of withdrawal or receding. Frequently in access and recess. With reference to an immaterial thing: a (temporary) withdrawal…

Movement back or away; an instance of this. Obsolete.

Withdrawal, retreat; an instance of this.

the action of subducing something; removal, withdrawal.

Withdrawal; movement away from something.

= withdrawal, n. in various senses; formerly spec. the withdrawal of divine illumination.

= retirement, n. 2b.

The action of retreat, v.1 (in various senses); an instance of this.

A retreat, a withdrawal. Obsolete. rare.

= retreat, n.

The act of retiring or retreating from a place or position.

figurative. The checking of a forward movement, the reversing of an action.