Withdrawal from an undertaking, promise, etc.; a refusal to carry something through. Cf. retractation, n. 2c.
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| 释义 | the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > withdrawal from an engagement or promise (8) retraction1550 Withdrawal from an undertaking, promise, etc.; a refusal to carry something through. Cf. retractation, n. 2c. resiling1644 retractation1654 Withdrawal from an undertaking, promise, etc.; = retraction, n. 1c. Now rare. resilience1656 The action of going back upon one's word. Cf. resilement, n. Obsolete. rare. backing-out1819 backing-out (see back, v. 18). Also attributive. pull-out1825 The action or an act of pulling out (in various senses), esp. of withdrawing from military involvement or occupation or (more generally) from any… back-out1829 An act of backing out or withdrawing from a position; inclination to back out. resilement1830 The action of resiling from an undertaking, position, etc. |
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