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Definition of Isolation
1. Noun. A state of separation between persons or groups.
Generic synonyms: Separation
Specialized synonyms: Solitude, Purdah, Solitude, Loneliness, Solitariness, Quarantine, Detachment, Insularism, Insularity, Insulation, Alienation, Estrangement, Anomie, Anomy, Concealment, Privacy, Privateness, Secrecy
Derivative terms: Isolate
Specialized synonyms: Solitude, Purdah, Solitude, Loneliness, Solitariness, Quarantine, Detachment, Insularism, Insularity, Insulation, Alienation, Estrangement, Anomie, Anomy, Concealment, Privacy, Privateness, Secrecy
Derivative terms: Isolate
2. Noun. A feeling of being disliked and alone.
3. Noun. The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others.
4. Noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it.
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction
Derivative terms: Isolate
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction
Derivative terms: Isolate
5. Noun. A country's withdrawal from international politics. "He opposed a policy of American isolation"
Definition of Isolation
1. n. The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.
Definition of Isolation
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Medical Definition of Isolation
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