WITHDRAWAL


Meaning of WITHDRAWAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdrȯ(-ə)l ]

noun

Date: 1749

1.

a. : the act of taking back or away something that has been granted or possessed

b. : removal from a place of deposit or investment

c.

(1) : the discontinuance of administration or use of a drug

(2) : the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug

a heroin addict going through withdrawal

2.

a. : retreat or retirement especially into a more secluded or less exposed place or position

b. : an operation by which a military force disengages from the enemy

c.

(1) : social or emotional detachment

(2) : a pathological retreat from objective reality (as in some schizophrenic states)

3. : retraction , revocation

threatened us with withdrawal of consent

4.

a. : the act of drawing someone or something back from or out of a place or position

b. : coitus interruptus

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.