withdrawal vs abandonment

abandonment vs withdrawal

withdrawal and abandonment both are nouns.

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

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

withdrawal: the act of withdrawing
abandonment: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

Other hyponyms of withdrawal include effacement, self-effacement, retreat, retirement, retreat, evacuation, decampment, defection, desertion, pullback, retreat, receding, recession.

withdrawal (noun)	abandonment (noun)
the act of withdrawing	withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
formal separation from an alliance or federation	the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
the termination of drug taking	the act of giving something up
the act of taking out money or other capital
a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
a retraction of a previously held position
avoiding emotional involvement

Difference between withdrawal and abandonment

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