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1 a: the act of taking back or away something that has been granted or possessed b: removal from a place of deposit or investment c
(1): the discontinuance of administration or use of a drug
(2): the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug <a heroin addict going through withdrawal>2 a: retreat or retirement especially into a more secluded or less exposed place or position b: an operation by which a military force disengages from the enemy c
(1): social or emotional detachment
(2): a pathological retreat from objective reality (as in some schizophrenic states)3: retraction
, revocation <threatened us with withdrawal of consent>4 a: the act of drawing someone or something back from or out of a place or position b: coitus interruptus
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