withdrawn
verb
[ wɪðˈdrɔːn ]
• past participle of withdraw.
withdrawn
adjective
• not wanting to communicate with other people.
• "when her husband died she became very withdrawn"
Similar:
introverted,
inward-looking,
unsociable,
socially inhibited,
uncommunicative,
unforthcoming,
taciturn,
silent,
quiet,
reticent,
reserved,
retiring,
distant,
remote,
private,
media-shy,
reclusive,
shy,
timid,
diffident,
shrinking,
timorous,
stand-offish,
aloof,
withdraw
verb
• remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
• "Ruth withdrew her hand from his"
Similar:
remove,
extract,
draw out,
pull out,
take out,
take back,
pull back,
take away,
• leave or cause to leave a place or situation.
• "UN forces withdrew from the province"
Similar:
leave,
pull out of,
move out of,
evacuate,
quit,
retire from,
retreat from,
pull back from,
disengage from,
• cease to take an addictive drug.
• "for the cocaine user, it is possible to withdraw without medication"
Origin:
Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb draw.
