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withdrawal

Syllabification: (with·draw·al)
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Definition of withdrawal

noun

  • the action of withdrawing something:the withdrawal of legal aid
  • an act of taking money out of an account.
  • a sum of money withdrawn from an account:a $30,000 cash withdrawal
  • the action of ceasing to participate in an activity:her withdrawal from the commercial art world
  • the process of ceasing to take an addictive drug.
  • coitus interruptus.

Phrases

withdrawal symptoms

the unpleasant physical reaction that accompanies the process of ceasing to take an addictive drug.
Spell withdrawal with -wal at the end (it is made up of the word withdraw and the ending -al).

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