withdrawal.

1. The act of pulling back from participation, contact, or a situation.

2. The act of taking something out of a place, account, or supply.

3. Physical or psychological effects caused by reducing or stopping a substance on which someone is dependent.

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Words that belong together

• social withdrawal

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Social withdrawal followed the threats.

His withdrawal from the meeting worried her.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.