Lexic.us

Definition of Isolation

1. Noun. A state of separation between persons or groups.

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.

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

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Isolation

1. Any procedure in which a given species of organism, present in a particular sample or environment, is obtained in pure culture. (15 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isolation

isolated isolated isolated abutment isolated dextrocardia isolated dyskeratosis follicularis isolated explosive disorder isolated limb perfusion isolated parietal endocarditis isolated proteinuria isolated system

isolateral isolates isolating isolating(a) isolation isolation isolationism isolationisms isolationist isolationistic

isolationists isolations isolator isolators isolead isoleads isolecithal isolecithal egg isolecithal ovum isoleucine

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