RETRACTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

Example:

retraction of the foreskin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("retraction" is a kind of...):

motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

Derivation:

retract (pull inward or towards a center)

Meaning:

A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Synonyms:

abjuration; recantation; retraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("retraction" is a kind of...):

disavowal; disclaimer (denial of any connection with or knowledge of)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "retraction"):

backdown; climb-down; withdrawal (a retraction of a previously held position)

Derivation:

retract (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure)