retraction

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/ɹɪˈtɹækʃən/

noun

An act or instance of retracting.

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abjurationrecantation
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Meanings

nounretraction (countable and uncountable, plural retractions)

plural retractions

  1. countableuncountableAn act or instance of retracting.
  2. countableuncountableA statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.
  3. countableuncountablemathematicsA continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Similar
abjurationrecantation
Broader
disavowaldisclaimer
Also see
abjurationrecantation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From re- + traction or retract + -ion.

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Translations

Czech vzetí zpět, odvolání
  • vzetí zpětan act or instance of retracting
  • odvolánían act or instance of retracting
  • zrušenían act or instance of retracting
Dutch herroeping
  • herroepinga printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion
Finnish retraktio, typistys
  • retraktiomathematical function
  • typistysmathematical function
German Widerrufung
  • Widerrufunga printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion
Italian retrazione, retratto
  • retrazionea printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion
  • retrattomathematical function
Spanish rajada, retractación (retractar)
  • rajadaan act or instance of retracting
  • retractación (retractar)an act or instance of retracting
  • retracción (retraer)an act or instance of retracting
Tagalog tamauli, pagtatamauli
  • tamaulia printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion
  • pagtatamaulia printed statement to withdraw an earlier assertion

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

retraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retraction

MLA

“retraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retraction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retraction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retraction.

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