withdrawn
adjective/wɪðˈdrɔːn/, /wɪθˈdrɔːn/
/wɪðˈdrɔːn/, /wɪθˈdrɔːn/
- not wanting to talk to other people; extremely quiet and shy
- He was not the self-absorbed, withdrawn person he was sometimes portrayed as.
- She seemed withdrawn and cold.
- The doctor noticed how withdrawn she had become.
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