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withdrawn

 adjective
     
with‧drawn
very shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts:
After his wife's death he became more and more withdrawn.
WORD FOCUS: shy WORD FOCUS: shy
similar words: timid, self-conscious, reserved, withdrawn, introverted

➔ See also shy
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