English Explanatory Dictionary

withdrawal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  4. An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
  5. The sum of money taken from a bank account.

Pronunciation

/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ /wɪθˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-withdrawal.wav /wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/ /wɪθˈdɹɔ(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-withdrawal.wav /wɪðˈdɹɑ(ə)l/ /wɪθˈdɹɑ(ə)l/ /ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/ /wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/ /wɪθˈdɹɔːɹəl/

Word forms

withdrawal withdrawals

Etymology

From withdraw + -al.

Antonyms

deposit

Derived words

alcohol withdrawal syndrome benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome drug withdrawal pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome phantom withdrawal traumatic withdrawal syndrome withdrawal symptom
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