Also with·draw·ment.the act or condition of withdrawing.
Pharmacology. the act or process of ceasing to use an addictive drug.
coitus interruptus.
Origin of withdrawal
First recorded in 1740–50; withdraw + -al2
Words nearby withdrawal
with bated breath, with bells on, both barrels, with, both feet on the ground, with, withdraw, withdrawal, withdrawal symptom, withdrawal symptoms, withdrawal syndrome, withdrawing room, withdrawn
Reached for comment at the time, the foundation doubled down on the idea that these withdrawals reflected personal decisions, and had little to do with a push by the foundation itself.
The Mess That Is the 2020 James Beard Awards, Explained|Elazar Sontag|September 11, 2020|Eater
The foundation categorized these withdrawals as having to do with “personal reasons,” and not at the request of the foundation.
The Mess That Is the 2020 James Beard Awards, Explained|Elazar Sontag|September 11, 2020|Eater
Johnson’s office said the proposed law creates a “safety net” and removes “ambiguities” in the text of the withdrawal agreement.
The EU is considering legal action against U.K. over Brexit breaches|kdunn6|September 10, 2020|Fortune
That would be a “clear breach of substantive provisions” of the withdrawal agreement, according to the draft working paper prepared by the EU and circulated to member states.
The EU is considering legal action against U.K. over Brexit breaches|kdunn6|September 10, 2020|Fortune
Again, this is a crucial element of the withdrawal agreement.
Brexit trade talks face bleak future as U.K. reportedly plans to undermine existing agreement|David Meyer|September 7, 2020|Fortune
It announced a withdrawal from the French shore due to invincible enemy resistance.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Firsthand accounts from Sinjar paint a picture of withdrawal without a fight and without warning the local population.
How the U.S.-favored Kurds Abandoned the Yazidis when ISIS Attacked|Christine van den Toorn|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The withdrawal from Sector D leaves several other border crossings open.
Ukrainian Troops Retreat From Russian Border, Leaving 100 Kilometers Open to Invasion|Pierre Vaux|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are paying the price for inaction and we are paying the price for withdrawal,” said McCain.
McCain Calls Obama's 'Pinprick' Iraq Strikes 'Meaningless' and 'Almost Worse Than Nothing'|Josh Rogin|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet while sanctions like these can be painful, they can also make Putin more adamantly resistant to withdrawal from Ukraine.
Best Way to Punish Putin? No World Cup|Tunku Varadarajan|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the withdrawal of our army, General Price returned to Springfield and went into winter-quarters.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field|Thomas W. Knox
A misunderstanding between the trio resulted in the withdrawal of the two medical men before the structure was completed.
Florida: Past and present|Samuel Curtis Upham
This opinion began to be formed between 1825 and 1830, after the retirement or withdrawal of eye witnesses.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
From any dilemma that ensued, the reserve of speed gave him a power of withdrawal, in relying upon which he was right.
The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence|A. T. Mahan
His withdrawal, in his verse, from the life of his times was the act of a natural recluse.
Penguin Persons & Peppermints|Walter Prichard Eaton
British Dictionary definitions for withdrawal
withdrawal
/ (wɪðˈdrɔːəl) /
noun
an act or process of withdrawing; retreat, removal, or detachment
the period a drug addict goes through following abrupt termination in the use of narcotics, usually characterized by physical and mental symptoms (withdrawal symptoms)
Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.
Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance.
The physiological and mental readjustment that accompanies such discontinuation.
A pattern of behavior, observed in schizophrenia and depression, that is characterized by a pathological retreat from interpersonal contact and social involvement and that leads to self-preoccupation.
Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance. The symptoms of withdrawal include headache, diarrhea, and tremors and can range from mild to life threatening, depending on the extent of the body's reliance on the addictive substance.