retraction
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- noun
- /rɪˈtrækʃən/
- Literature
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rectificación
- The journalist issued a formal retraction of the inaccurate article to clarify the facts.
- demands for retraction
- publish a retraction
- retraction of my claim
I can't read their mind, obviously, but I will say that the retraction was a sham.
- I can't read their mind, obviously, but I will say that the retraction was a sham.
- But the news agencies didn't report that retraction.
- It is so false to the point where CNN must issue a retraction.
- And most of these retractions come from one publisher, Hindavi, and they mostly come from special issues.
- Papers can get it wrong and they print retractions and you know this, but also the with COVID or from COVID.
Examples
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Ms. Kiermer said that the article may have suffered from translation problems, but that the retraction had been based on its overall quality.
Academic text (2016) -
I'll be happy to contact them ASAP with a full retraction.
Fiction book (1999) -
We're probably going to see a retraction now.
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We're gonna have to print a retraction now.
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We're just about to go demand a retraction.
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Well, can you get the paper to print a retraction?
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They'll issue a retraction tomorrow.
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But 26 percent backed the retraction, while 18 percent urged further investigation.
Academic text (2016) -
I offer a complete and utter retraction.
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I have to issue a retraction to the press to say there's no confession.
Synonyms
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8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
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8.1
A public statement saying you have no knowledge of or connection to something
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9.0
A public statement saying you no longer believe something you said before
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5.5
Changing a previous promise, decision, or opinion
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6.6
A sudden public change of a decision or promise
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To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
A poem or statement in which the writer takes back something said before
A statement saying that something is not true or not valid
An official public rejection of a belief or earlier statement
An act of taking back a public statement or plan after pressure
An act of saying you were wrong or changing your view
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
retraction = retract (semi-transparent) = re + tract + ion
The noun 'retraction' is formed from the verb 'retract' by adding the suffix '-ion', but the specific meaning of withdrawing a statement is not immediately obvious.
Etymology
Retraction comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and trahere 'to pull', so it means 'pulling back'. That's why a retraction is when someone 'pulls back' a statement and says it was wrong or not true.