withdrawal

noun

1. 1

   the act of withdrawing

   the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam

2. 2

   the termination of drug taking

3. 3

   formal separation from an alliance or federation

4. 4

   a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

5. 5

   the act of ceasing to participate in an activity

6. 6

   the act of taking out money or other capital

7. 7

   the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

   the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood

8. 8

   a retraction of a previously held position

9. 9

   avoiding emotional involvement