withdrawal

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♦ with|draw|al /wɪðdr'ɔːəl/ (withdrawals)
1 [N-VAR] usu N of n
The withdrawal of something is the act or process of removing it, or ending it. (FORMAL)
If you experience any unusual symptoms after withdrawal of the treatment then contact your doctor.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp
Someone's withdrawal from an activity or an organization is their decision to stop taking part in it.
...his withdrawal from government in 1946.
3 [N-COUNT]
A withdrawal is an amount of money that you take from your bank account.
≠ deposit
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Withdrawal is the period during which someone feels ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.
Withdrawal from heroin is actually like a severe attack of gastric flu.with|draw|al symp|toms
[N-PLURAL]
When someone has withdrawal symptoms, they feel ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.

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