nnoun.communicationa disavowal or taking back of a previous assertionSynset:abjuration recantation
Derivationally Related Form:retractabjurerecant
Hypernyms:disavowal disclaimer
Inherited Hypernyms:retractiondisavowaldenialspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:backdownclimb-downwithdrawal
nnoun.actthe act of pulling or holding or drawing a part backExamples:- the retraction of the landing gear
- retraction of the foreskin
Derivationally Related Form:retract
Hypernyms:motility motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:retractionmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity