withdrawn

[ with-drawn, with- ]

verb

1. past participle of withdraw.

adjective

1. removed from circulation, contact, competition, etc.
2. shy; retiring; reticent.

   Synonyms: detached, aloof, reserved, quiet

withdrawn

/ wɪðˈdrɔːn /

verb

1. the past participle of withdraw

adjective

1. unusually reserved, introverted, or shy
2. secluded or remote

Derived Forms

• withˈdrawnness, noun

Other Words From

• with·drawnness noun
• unwith·drawn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of withdrawn¹

First recorded in 1610–20, for the adjective

Example Sentences

BBC Sport has also been told the 42-year-old has been withdrawn from an international commitment this week.

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The drug, which fights cravings, was available a few years ago on the NHS under the brand name Champix but was withdrawn due to some impurities.

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Queen Camilla has withdrawn from both events as she is recovering from a chest infection.

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The Queen had already withdrawn from events earlier in the week but it had been hoped she would be able to attend weekend Remembrance events.

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In May 1983, Dr Spence Galbraith, the director of the UK's Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, wrote to Dr Ian Field, the senior principal medical officer at the Department of Health, urging that all US blood products should be withdrawn from use until the risk of Aids was "clarified".

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