isolation

Definition of Isolation in English :

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Noun

1. isolation

a state of separation between persons or groups

2. isolation

a feeling of being disliked and alone

3. closing off, isolation

the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

closing off

4. isolation

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

5. isolation

a country's withdrawal from international politics

Example Sentences:
'he opposed a policy of American isolation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Isolation

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noun

1.

the act of isolating or the condition of being isolated

2.

(of a country, party, etc) nonparticipation in or withdrawal from international politics

3. medicine

a.

social separation of a person who has or is suspected of having a contagious disease

Compare quarantine

b.

(as modifier)

an isolation hospital

4. sociology

a lack of contact between persons, groups, or whole societies

5. social psychology

the failure of an individual to maintain contact with others or genuine communication where interaction with others persists

6. in isolation

Isolation

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noun

an isolating or being isolated

Isolation

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n.

1. The act of isolating: ordered the isolation of the sick patients.

2. The quality or condition of being isolated: isolation on a desert island.

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