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- DictionaryWith·drawn/wiT͟Hˈdrôn/
verb
- 1. past participle of withdraw
adjective
- 1. not wanting to communicate with other people: "a disorder characterized by withdrawn and fearful behavior"
Definition of withdrawn – Learner’s Dictionary. withdrawn. adjective [ never before noun ] uk / wɪðˈdrɔːn / us. quiet and not talking to other people. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
WITHDRAWN definition: quiet and not talking to other people. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with‧drawn /wɪðˈdrɔːn, wɪθ- $ -ˈdrɒːn/ adjective very shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts After his wife’s death he became more and more withdrawn. see thesaurus at shy Examples from the Corpus withdrawn • I had become withdrawn and at times very depressed which, of course, ...
withdraw. [intransitive, transitive] to move back or away from a place or situation; to make someone or something do this synonym pull out Government troops were forced to withdraw. withdraw (somebody/something) (from something) Both powers withdrew their forces from the region. She withdrew her hand from his.
to remove oneself from participation, as in an activity: [ no object] He withdrew from the contest. [ ~ + object] He withdrew himself from the contest. [ ~ + object] to take (money) from a place of deposit. with•draw (wiᵺ drô′, with-), v., -drew, -drawn, -draw•ing. remove: She withdrew her hand from his.
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. withdrew her gaze. e.
Verb. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Emotionally unresponsive or socially detached; introverted or aloof. American Heritage Medicine. Withdrawing within oneself; shy, reserved, introverted, etc. Webster's New World. Introvert. Wiktionary. Synonyms: undemonstrative. uncommunicative. unapproachable. standoffish. reticent. solitary. chilly. distant.
