retrusion

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/ɹɪˈtɹuːʒən/

noun

The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded.

OriginLatin retrūsiō →
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Meanings

nounretrusion (countable and uncountable, plural retrusions)

plural retrusions

  1. countableuncountableThe act of retruding, or the state of being retruded.

    11 February, 1826, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, notes on Luther's Table Talk in virtue of an endless remotion or retrusion of the constituent cause

Origin

  1. Latinretrūsiō
  2. Englishretrusion

From Latin retrūsiō, from retrūdō (“to push back”).

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APA

retrusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrusion

MLA

“retrusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrusion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrusion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrusion.

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