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withdrawnness

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with·drawn  (w-drôn, wth-)
v.
Past participle of withdraw.
adj.
1. Not readily approached; remote.
2.
a. Not friendly or sociable; aloof.
b. Emotionally unresponsive and detached; introverted.
with·drawnness
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Noun1.withdrawnness - a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in mannerwithdrawnness - a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
standoffishness, aloofness, remoteness
unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
unapproachability - a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible
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