withholding
noun
[ wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ ]
• refusal to give something that is due or desired.
• "the withholding of consent to treatment"
withholding
adjective
• not expressing affection or warmth of feeling.
• "the guy is a withholding type"
withhold
verb
• refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another).
• "the name of the dead man is being withheld"
Similar:
refuse to give,
hold back,
keep back,
stop,
retain,
keep hold of,
hold on to,
fail to disclose,
hide,
conceal,
keep secret,
sit on,
keep under one's hat,
Origin:
Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb hold1.
