The act of secluding or the state of being secluded

• sequestration

  1. The act or process of sequestering:
  2. The sequestering of property.
  3. The writ authorizing such sequestering.

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  1. The act or process of sequestering:
  2. The sequestering of property.
  3. The writ authorizing such sequestering.

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• seclusion

  1. The act of secluding:
  2. The state of being secluded:
  3. A secluded place or abode.

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  1. The act of secluding:
  2. The state of being secluded:
  3. A secluded place or abode.

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• reclusion

  1. The condition of being a recluse.
  2. Punishment involving civil degradation (as in the loss of the right to own property) and incarceration with hard labor.

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  1. The condition of being a recluse.
  2. Punishment involving civil degradation (as in the loss of the right to own property) and incarceration with hard labor.

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The moving back of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat

• withdrawal

  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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• retreat

  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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• pullout

  1. A withdrawal, especially of troops.
  2. Change from a dive to level flight. Used of an aircraft.
  3. An object designed to be pulled out.

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  1. A withdrawal, especially of troops.
  2. Change from a dive to level flight. Used of an aircraft.
  3. An object designed to be pulled out.

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• pullback

  1. The act or process of pulling back, especially an orderly troop withdrawal.
  2. A device for holding or drawing back:

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  1. The act or process of pulling back, especially an orderly troop withdrawal.
  2. A device for holding or drawing back:

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• fallback

  1. Something to which one can resort or retreat:
  2. A retreat:
  3. Something that falls back:

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  1. Something to which one can resort or retreat:
  2. A retreat:
  3. Something that falls back:

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The act of retiring

• severance

  1. The act or process of severing.
  2. The condition of being severed.
  3. Separation; partition.

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  1. The act or process of severing.
  2. The condition of being severed.
  3. Separation; partition.

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• abdication

  1. The act of a person or branch of government renouncing or abandoning an office, trust, sovereignty, privileges, or duties to which he or she is entitled, holds, or possesses by law. The act of a person or branch of government renouncing or abandoning an office, trust, sovereignty, privileges, or duties to which he or she is entitled, holds, or possesses by law.

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  1. The act of a person or branch of government renouncing or abandoning an office, trust, sovereignty, privileges, or duties to which he or she is entitled, holds, or possesses by law. The act of a person or branch of government renouncing or abandoning an office, trust, sovereignty, privileges, or duties to which he or she is entitled, holds, or possesses by law.

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• regression

  1. The process or an instance of regressing, as to a less perfect or less developed state.
  2. Reversion to an earlier or less mature pattern of feeling or behavior.
  3. Subsidence of the symptoms or process of a disease.

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  1. The process or an instance of regressing, as to a less perfect or less developed state.
  2. Reversion to an earlier or less mature pattern of feeling or behavior.
  3. Subsidence of the symptoms or process of a disease.

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• retreat

  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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• recession

  1. The erosion of a cliff or headland from a given point, as from the action of a waterfall.
  2. The reduction of a glacier from a point of advancement.
  3. The motion of celestial objects away from one another in an expanding universe.

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  1. The erosion of a cliff or headland from a given point, as from the action of a waterfall.
  2. The reduction of a glacier from a point of advancement.
  3. The motion of celestial objects away from one another in an expanding universe.

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• departure

  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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• secession

  1. The act of seceding.
  2. The withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the US Civil War.

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  1. The act of seceding.
  2. The withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the US Civil War.

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• leaving

  1. Present participle of leave.

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  1. Present participle of leave.

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• going away

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• withdrawal

  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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• retreating

  1. Present participle of retreat.
  2. The act of moving back from something; a retreat.

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  1. Present participle of retreat.
  2. The act of moving back from something; a retreat.

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• exiting

  1. Present participle of exit.
  2. (erroneous) Common misspelling of exciting.
  3. The action of the verb to exit.

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  1. Present participle of exit.
  2. (erroneous) Common misspelling of exciting.
  3. The action of the verb to exit.

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• egressing

  1. Present participle of egress.

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  1. Present participle of egress.

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• laying-down

  1. Present participle of lay down.

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  1. Present participle of lay down.

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• handing-over

  1. Present participle of hand over.

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  1. Present participle of hand over.

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• removal

  1. The act of removing.
  2. The fact of being removed.
  3. Relocation, as of a residence or business.

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  1. The act of removing.
  2. The fact of being removed.
  3. Relocation, as of a residence or business.

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• separation

  1. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
  2. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
  3. An interval or space that separates; a gap:

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  1. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
  2. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
  3. An interval or space that separates; a gap:

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• evacuation

  1. The act of evacuating or the condition of being evacuated.
  2. Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.
  3. The material so discharged.

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  1. The act of evacuating or the condition of being evacuated.
  2. Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.
  3. The material so discharged.

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• vacating

  1. Present participle of vacate.

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  1. Present participle of vacate.

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• abandonment

  1. The act of abandoning property or a right with no intent of reclaiming it or of later giving it away or selling it. See also forfeiture, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, and waiver.
  2. The act of abandoning a person with the intent of terminating the duties or him or her. For example, the intentional failure by a parent to communicate with or to provide financial or other support to his children. See also desertion.

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  1. The act of abandoning property or a right with no intent of reclaiming it or of later giving it away or selling it. See also forfeiture, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, and waiver.
  2. The act of abandoning a person with the intent of terminating the duties or him or her. For example, the intentional failure by a parent to communicate with or to provide financial or other support to his children. See also desertion.

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• resignation

  1. The act or an instance of resigning:
  2. An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or office:
  3. Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission:

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  1. The act or an instance of resigning:
  2. An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or office:
  3. Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission:

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• relinquishment

  1. Abandonment of a right or thing. See also abstention. Abandonment of a right or thing. See also abstention.

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  1. Abandonment of a right or thing. See also abstention. Abandonment of a right or thing. See also abstention.

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The state of being retired

• superannuation

  1. (usually uncountable, UK, Australia, New Zealand) A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s wage or salary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; a pension.
  2. (uncountable) The act or process of being superannuated.

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  1. (usually uncountable, UK, Australia, New Zealand) A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s wage or salary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; a pension.
  2. (uncountable) The act or process of being superannuated.

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• inactivity

  1. The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.

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  1. The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.

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• serenity

  1. The state or quality of being serene.

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  1. The state or quality of being serene.

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• refuge

  1. Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship:
  2. A place providing protection or shelter:
  3. An undeveloped area for the preservation of animals and plants.

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  1. Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship:
  2. A place providing protection or shelter:
  3. An undeveloped area for the preservation of animals and plants.

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• tranquillity

  1. the quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity

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  1. the quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity

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• retreat

  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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• quiet

  1. Making or characterized by little or no noise:
  2. Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
  3. Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:

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  1. Making or characterized by little or no noise:
  2. Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
  3. Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:

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• loneliness

  1. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
  2. The condition or state of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
  3. The state of being unfrequented.

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  1. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
  2. The condition or state of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
  3. The state of being unfrequented.

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• remoteness

  1. The quality of being remote.

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  1. The quality of being remote.

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• isolation

  1. The act of isolating:
  2. The quality or condition of being isolated:

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  1. The act of isolating:
  2. The quality or condition of being isolated:

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• solitariness

  1. The state or quality of being solitary.

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  1. The state or quality of being solitary.

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• solitude

  1. The state or quality of being alone or remote from others:
  2. The state of being secluded or uninhabited:

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  1. The state or quality of being alone or remote from others:
  2. The state of being secluded or uninhabited:

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• concealment

  1. The act of hindering or preventing the discovery, knowledge, or sight of something.
  2. The hiding or placement of an object out of notice or sight.
  3. The concealment by deeds or speech of something that one has a duty to reveal. The concealment by deeds or speech of something that one has a duty to reveal.

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  1. The act of hindering or preventing the discovery, knowledge, or sight of something.
  2. The hiding or placement of an object out of notice or sight.
  3. The concealment by deeds or speech of something that one has a duty to reveal. The concealment by deeds or speech of something that one has a duty to reveal.

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• privacy

  1. The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others:
  2. The state of being free from public attention or unsanctioned intrusion:

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  1. The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others:
  2. The state of being free from public attention or unsanctioned intrusion:

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• separateness

  1. The property of being separate.

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  1. The property of being separate.

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• apartness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being apart.

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  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being apart.

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• aloofness

  1. The state of being aloof

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  1. The state of being aloof

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• sequestration

  1. The act or process of sequestering:
  2. The sequestering of property.
  3. The writ authorizing such sequestering.

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  1. The act or process of sequestering:
  2. The sequestering of property.
  3. The writ authorizing such sequestering.

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• seclusion

  1. The act of secluding:
  2. The state of being secluded:
  3. A secluded place or abode.

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  1. The act of secluding:
  2. The state of being secluded:
  3. A secluded place or abode.

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