SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
retraction
noun
A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Withdrawal of an assertion
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Usage distinction
Return to topA retraction withdraws a previous assertion. A correction may leave the main assertion intact while fixing a limited error.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See retraction in use
The newsletter printed a retraction after discovering that its earlier claim was inaccurate.
When readers asked what had gone wrong, the editor's first reply was an evasion: it discussed the bulletin's volunteer effort without answering the question about the copied sentence. She later issued a retraction that clearly withdrew the inaccurate account and supplied the correct proposal.
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