isolating

American  

[ahy-suh-ley-ting, is-uh-] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈɪs ə- /

adjective

Linguistics.

1. pertaining to or noting a language, as Vietnamese, that uses few or no bound forms and in which grammatical relationships are indicated chiefly through word order.

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isolating British  

/ ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. linguistics another word for analytic

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Etymology

Origin of isolating

First recorded in 1855–60; isolat(e) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“Bans risk isolating teens from online communities and information, and driving them to unregulated alternatives that lack built-in protections and parental controls,” Meta said.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The idea of a place being both isolating and illogical made sense to a cohort of people whose formative years were shaped by lockdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Rolling around on the floor, isolating different parts of my body, making it as dramatic as possible, and working it into a circle of attention that felt real.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"What it feels like when you are out of the country is... a strangely isolating experience, because your life is suspended, you can't really move forward but you get on."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It was a tremendous breakthrough, therefore, when, after years of effort, chemists of the Agriculture Department recently succeeded in isolating the attractant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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