different between seclusion vs withdrawal

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??klu???n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

seclusion (countable and uncountable, plural seclusions)

1. The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
2. The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
3. A secluded, isolated or private place.
4. (meteorology) The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.

Related terms

• seclude
• secluse
• secluseness
• seclusionist
• seclusive

Translations

References

• seclusion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• leucosins

English

Etymology

From withdraw +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?ð?d???(?)l/, /w???d???(?)l/
• (intrusive r) IPA^(key): /w?ð?d?????l/, /w???d?????l/

Noun

withdrawal (countable and uncountable, plural withdrawals)

1. Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
2. A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
3. A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.

   heroin withdrawal

   nicotine withdrawal

   caffeine withdrawal

4. An act of withdrawing.
5. The sum of money taken from a bank account.

Antonyms

• (receiving from someone's care): deposit

Translations