withdrawal vs departure

departure vs withdrawal

withdrawal and departure both are nouns.

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

As nouns, departure is a hypernym of withdrawal; that is, departure is a word with a broader meaning than withdrawal:

withdrawal: the act of withdrawing
departure: the act of departing

Other hypernyms of withdrawal include going, going away, leaving.

withdrawal (noun)	departure (noun)
the act of withdrawing	the act of departing
formal separation from an alliance or federation	euphemistic expressions for death
the termination of drug taking	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
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a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation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 departure

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