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    withdrawn
    /wɪðˈdrɔːn/

    verb

    • 1. past participle of withdraw

    adjective

    • 1. not wanting to communicate with other people: "when her husband died she became very withdrawn"

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  2. WITHDRAWN definition: 1. shy and quiet and preferring to be alone rather than with other people: 2. shy and quiet and…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of WITHDRAWN is removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated. How to use withdrawn in a sentence.

  4. to take or move out or back, or to remove: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs. The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country. Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare. Once in court, he withdrew the statement he'd made to the police (= he claimed it was false).

  5. 1. a. : to take back or away : remove. pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit—J. W. Scott. b. : to remove from use or cultivation. c. : to remove (money) from a place of deposit. d. : to turn away (something, such as one's eyes) from an object of attention.

  6. adjective. removed from circulation, contact, competition, etc. shy; retiring; reticent. Synonyms: detached, aloof, reserved, quiet. Discover More. Other Words From. with·drawn ness noun. un with·drawn adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of withdrawn 1. First recorded in 1610–20, for the adjective. Discover More.

  7. to take or move out or back, or to remove: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to $200 a day from ATMs. The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country. Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare. Once in court, he withdrew the statement he'd made to the police (= he claimed it was false).

  8. Quiet loners are withdrawn — that's a word for people who keep to themselves to such an extent that it seems a little unhealthy. We can all be withdrawn sometimes, especially when we're sad or depressed about something. Some people get withdrawn when they're angry.