withdrawal
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 An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.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
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