retraction

re·trac·tion

noun \ri-ˈtrak-shən\

Definition of RETRACTION

1

: an act of recanting; specifically : a statement made by one retracting

2

: an act of retracting : the state of being retracted

3

: the ability to retract

Examples of RETRACTION

1. His charges were false, and he was forced to make a retraction.
2. the retraction of the plane's landing gear

First Known Use of RETRACTION

14th century

Rhymes with RETRACTION

abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction