(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of something is the act or process of removing it, or ending it. (FORMAL)
If you experience any unusual symptoms after ~ of the treatment then contact your doctor.
N-VAR: usu N of n
2.
Someone’s ~ from an activity or an organization is their decision to stop taking part in it.
...his ~ from government in 1946.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp
3.
A ~ is an amount of money that you take from your bank account.
? deposit
N-COUNT
4.
Withdrawal is the period during which someone feels ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.
Withdrawal from heroin is actually like a severe attack of gastric flu.
N-UNCOUNT