withdrawal

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Etymology

From withdraw + -al.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/, /wɪθˈdɹɔː(ə)l/
• (America) IPA: /wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/, /wɪθˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
• (cot-caught) IPA: /wɪðˈdɹɑ(ə)l/, /wɪθˈdɹɑ(ə)l/
• (informal, America) IPA: /ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/
• (intrusive r) IPA: /wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/, /wɪθˈdɹɔːɹəl/

Noun

withdrawal

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 (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

   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 An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.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

• (antonym(s) of “receiving from someone's care”): deposit

Translations

• French: retrait
• German: Entnahme, Abhebung
• Portuguese: saque
• Russian: сня́тие
• Spanish: retirada

Translations

• French: sevrage (process), manque (status)
• German: Entzug
• Italian: astinenza
• Portuguese: síndrome de abstinência
• Russian: ло́мка
• Spanish: síndrome de abstinencia

Translations

• French: retrait
• German: Entzug, Rückzug, Zurücknahme
• Portuguese: retirada, saque
• Russian: вы́вод
• Spanish: retirada, disposición

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