withdrawal

English Online Dictionary. What means withdrawal‎? What does withdrawal mean?

English

Etymology

From withdraw +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/, /wɪθˈdɹɔː(ə)l/
• (informal, US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/
• (intrusive r) IPA^(key): /wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/, /wɪθˈdɹɔːɹəl/

Noun

withdrawal (countable and uncountable, plural withdrawals)

1. Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
2. A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
3. A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.

   heroin withdrawal

   nicotine withdrawal

   caffeine withdrawal

4. An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
5. The sum of money taken from a bank account.

Antonyms

• (receiving from someone's care): deposit

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