withdrawal

with|draw|al [ wıð`drɔəl ] noun **

▸ 1 stopping something

▸ 2 taking money from bank

▸ 3 tell someone to ignore remark

▸ 4 of drug user

▸ 5 preferring to be alone

1. ) count or uncount the act of stopping something or taking something away:

withdrawal of: Their withdrawal of support forced the official to resign.

a ) the removal of an army from an area of fighting:

Troop withdrawals will take place immediately.

b ) the act of no longer being involved in something:

withdrawal from: Illness led to her withdrawal from the contest.

2. ) count or uncount the process of taking an amount of money out of your bank account, or the amount of money that you take out:

make a withdrawal: You can make a withdrawal from most ATMs.

3. ) singular a statement that says that you want people to ignore a remark that you made earlier:

He's just announced the withdrawal of his resignation.

4. ) uncount a period during which someone feels sick because they have stopped taking a drug or other substance that they are ADDICTED to

5. ) uncount behavior in which someone prefers to be alone and does not want to talk to other people:

The patient's withdrawal can be a sign of depression.