Definition of withdrawal
Etymology
Noun
withdrawal (plural withdrawals)
- Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
- A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is addicted is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier
heroin withdrawal
nicotine withdrawal
- An act of withdrawing.
Antonyms
- (receiving from someone's care): deposit
References:
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