separation vs withdrawal

withdrawal vs separation

separation and withdrawal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
separation	Yes	No	No	No
withdrawal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, withdrawal is a hyponym of separation; that is, withdrawal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than separation:

separation: the act of dividing or disconnecting
withdrawal: formal separation from an alliance or federation

Other hyponyms of separation include avulsion, dissociation, secession, disunion, disconnection, disjunction, division, detachment, disengagement, tear, remotion, removal, division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, divergence, divergency.

separation (noun)	withdrawal (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	the act of withdrawing
the act of dividing or disconnecting	formal separation from an alliance or federation
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)	the termination of drug taking
sorting one thing from others	the act of taking out money or other capital
the distance between things	a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
coming apart	the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)	the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
the space where a division or parting occurs	a retraction of a previously held position
the state of lacking unity	avoiding emotional involvement

Difference between separation and withdrawal

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