noun
- the state or quality of being withdrawn; tendency to avoid social interaction or emotional engagement
Usage: formal
Examples
- His withdrawnness made it difficult for colleagues to get to know him.
- The child’s sudden withdrawnness concerned her parents.
- She mistook his natural withdrawnness for rudeness.
- The patient’s withdrawnness was a symptom of depression.
- His withdrawnness increased after the traumatic event.
- The author’s withdrawnness from public life fueled speculation about his work.