withdrawal

English

/wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/, /wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/

noun
Definitions
  • Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
  • A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
  • A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.
  • An act of withdrawing.
  • The sum of money taken from a bank account.

Etymology

Suffix from English withdraw.

Origin

English

withdraw

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