withdrawal

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] the act of moving or taking sth away or back: the withdrawal of support / troops * the withdrawal of a product from the market * US withdrawal from Vietnam 2 [U] the act of no longer taking part in sth or being a member of an organization: his withdrawal from the election * a campaign for Britain's withdrawal from the EU 3 [C] the act of taking an amount of money out of your bank account: You can make withdrawals of up to $250 a day. 4 [U] the period of time when sb is getting used to not taking a drug that they have become dependent on, and the unpleasant effects of doing this: I got withdrawal symptoms after giving up smoking. 5 [C,usually sing,U] the act of saying that you no longer believe that sth you have previously said is true: The newspaper published a withdrawal the next day. SYNRETRACTION 6 [U] (psychology) the behaviour of sb who wants to be alone and does not want to communicate with other people: She is showing signs of withdrawal and depression.