1. A defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts.
2. An assertion that something alleged is not true.
3. The act of refusing a request.

ETYM Cf. French extraction.
The process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means.

ETYM Latin prohibitio: cf. French prohibition.
1. A decree that prohibits something; SYN. ban, interdiction, proscription. /> 2. A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages.
3. Refusal to approve or assent to.
4. The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment; SYN. prohibition era. + prikaži više

1. The act of withdrawing.
2. Avoiding emotional involvement; SYN. detachment.
3. The act of taking out money or other capital.
4. A retraction of a previously held position; SYN. backdown, climb-down.
5. The termination of drug taking; SYN. drug withdrawal.
In a military action, an orderly movement of forces in a rearward direction in order to occupy more favorable ground. It is voluntary and controlled, unlike a retreat. + prikaži više