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isolation

American  
[ahy-suh-ley-shuhn, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪs ə- /

noun

  1. an act or instance of isolating. isolating.

  2. the state of being isolated. isolated.

  3. the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine.

    Synonyms:
    segregation

  4. the separation of a nation from other nations by isolationism.

  5. Psychoanalysis. a process whereby an idea or memory is divested of its emotional component.

  6. Sociology. social isolation.

Related Words

See solitude.

Other Word Forms

  • anti-isolation adjective
  • postisolation adjective
  • reisolation noun

Etymology

Origin of isolation

First recorded in 1825–35; isolate + -ion

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