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withdrawal

noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɪθˈdɹɔː(ə)l/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
  • US: /wɪθˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • cot-caught-merger: /wɪðˈdɹɑ(ə)l/
  • cot-caught-merger: /wɪθˈdɹɑ(ə)l/
  • US, informal: /ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/
  • /wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/ intrusive R
  • /wɪθˈdɹɔːɹəl/ intrusive R
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH0 DH D R AO1 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: W IH0 TH D R AO1 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • heroin withdrawal
  • nicotine withdrawal
  • caffeine withdrawal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The sum of money taken from a bank account.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the act of withdrawing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: departure, going, going away, leaving

Narrower terms: effacement, self-effacement, retreat, retirement, evacuation, decampment, desertion, abandonment, defection, pullback, receding, recession

7

noun

Meaning 7

the termination of drug taking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drug withdrawal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion

Narrower terms: cold turkey

8

noun

Meaning 8

formal separation from an alliance or federation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: secession

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: separation

Narrower terms: breakaway, breaking away

9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: birth control, birth prevention, family planning

10

noun

Meaning 10

the act of ceasing to participate in an activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: separation

11

noun

Meaning 11

the act of taking out money or other capital

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: removal, remotion

Narrower terms: bank withdrawal, disinvestment

12

noun

Meaning 12

the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: removal, remotion

13

noun

Meaning 13

a retraction of a previously held position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: backdown, climb-down

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: retraction, abjuration, recantation

14

noun

Meaning 14

avoiding emotional involvement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: detachment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: indifference

History

Etymology

From withdraw + -al.

Across languages

Translations

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: onttrekking — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Bulgarian: връ́щане (vrǎ́štane) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Chinese Mandarin: 退出 (tuìchū) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撤退 (chètuì) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Danish: udtræk — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Finnish: nosto — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Finnish: otto — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Finnish: poisvetäminen — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • French: retrait — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • German: Entnahme — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • German: Abhebung — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Greek: ανάληψη (análipsi) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Greek: ανάκληση (anáklisi) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Hebrew: מְשִׁיכָה (meshikhá) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Hungarian: pénzfelvétel — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Hungarian: készpénzfelvétel — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Japanese: 引き出し (hikidashi) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Japanese: 出金 (shukkin) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Korean: 인출 (inchul) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Korean: 출금 (chulgeum) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Latvian: izņemšana — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uttak — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Portuguese: saque — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Romanian: retragere — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Russian: сня́тие (snjátije) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Scottish Gaelic: togail — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Spanish: retirada — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Swedish: uttag — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Telugu: ఉపసంహరణ (upasaṁharaṇa) — receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them
  • Afrikaans: onttrekking — type of metabolic shock
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戒斷症狀 /戒断症状 (jièduàn zhèngzhuàng) — type of metabolic shock
  • Danish: abstinens — type of metabolic shock
  • Esperanto: abstina sindromo — type of metabolic shock
  • Finnish: vieroitusoireet — type of metabolic shock
  • French: sevrage — type of metabolic shock
  • French: manque — type of metabolic shock
  • German: Entzug — type of metabolic shock
  • Greek: στερητικό σύνδρομο (steritikó sýndromo) — type of metabolic shock
  • Hebrew: גְּמִילָה (gmilá) — type of metabolic shock
  • Hungarian: elvonás — type of metabolic shock
  • Italian: astinenza — type of metabolic shock
  • Japanese: 禁断症状 (kindan-shōjō) — type of metabolic shock
  • Latvian: abstinences simptomi — type of metabolic shock
  • Latvian: lomkas — type of metabolic shock
  • Norwegian Bokmål: abstinens — type of metabolic shock
  • Polish: głód narkotyczny — type of metabolic shock
  • Polish: absta — type of metabolic shock
  • Portuguese: síndrome de abstinência — type of metabolic shock
  • Russian: ло́мка (lómka) — type of metabolic shock
  • Swedish: abstinens — type of metabolic shock
  • Afrikaans: onttrekking — act of withdrawing
  • Arabic: اِنْسِحَاب (insiḥāb) — act of withdrawing
  • Belarusian: вы́вад (vývad) — act of withdrawing
  • Belarusian: зня́цце (znjáccje) — act of withdrawing
  • Bulgarian: отте́гляне (ottégljane) — act of withdrawing
  • Bulgarian: отстъпле́ние (otstǎplénie) — act of withdrawing
  • Catalan: retirada — act of withdrawing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 提款 (tíkuǎn) — act of withdrawing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撤退 (chètuì) — act of withdrawing
  • Danish: tilbagetrækning — act of withdrawing
  • Dutch: terugtrekking — act of withdrawing
  • Esperanto: retiriĝo — act of withdrawing
  • Finnish: vetäytyminen — act of withdrawing
  • Finnish: vieroitus — act of withdrawing
  • French: retrait — act of withdrawing
  • German: Entzug — act of withdrawing
  • German: Rückzug — act of withdrawing
  • German: Zurücknahme — act of withdrawing
  • Greek: απόσυρση (apósyrsi) — act of withdrawing
  • Greek: αποχώρηση (apochórisi) — act of withdrawing
  • Hindi: निकासी (nikāsī) — act of withdrawing
  • Hindi: निकालना (nikālnā) — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: kivonás — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: bevonás — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: megvonás — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: visszavonás — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: visszavétel — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: visszavonulás — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: visszahúzódás — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: visszalépés — act of withdrawing
  • Hungarian: elállás — act of withdrawing
  • Irish: aistarraingt — act of withdrawing
  • Japanese: 引き出し (hikidashi) — act of withdrawing
  • Khmer: ការដកទ័ព (kaa-dɑɑktŏəp) — act of withdrawing
  • Khmer: ការដកលុយ (kardâklŭy) — act of withdrawing
  • Korean: 인출 (inchul) — act of withdrawing
  • Korean: 출금 (chulgeum) — act of withdrawing
  • Latin: recessus — act of withdrawing
  • Latvian: izvešana — act of withdrawing
  • Latvian: izņemšana — act of withdrawing
  • Māori: unuhanga — act of withdrawing
  • Māori: taui — act of withdrawing
  • Māori: tauitanga — act of withdrawing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilbaketrekking — act of withdrawing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilbaketrekning — act of withdrawing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tilbaketrekking — act of withdrawing
  • Polish: wyjęcie — act of withdrawing
  • Portuguese: retirada — act of withdrawing
  • Portuguese: saque — act of withdrawing
  • Romanian: retragere — act of withdrawing
  • Russian: вы́вод (vývod) — act of withdrawing
  • Russian: сня́тие (snjátije) — act of withdrawing
  • Spanish: retirada — act of withdrawing
  • Spanish: disposición — act of withdrawing
  • Spanish: rescisión — act of withdrawing
  • Telugu: ఉపసంహరణ (upasaṁharaṇa) — act of withdrawing
  • Ukrainian: ви́ведення (vývedennja) — act of withdrawing
  • Ukrainian: зняття́ (znjattjá) — act of withdrawing
  • Afrikaans: onttrekking — the sum of money taken from a bank account
  • French: retrait — the sum of money taken from a bank account
  • Hindi: निकासी (nikāsī) — the sum of money taken from a bank account
  • Māori: moni tango — the sum of money taken from a bank account
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uttak — the sum of money taken from a bank account
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