isolation

[ ahy-suh-ley-shuh n, is-uh- ]

/ ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪs ə- /

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noun

an act or instance of isolating.

the state of being isolated.

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

the separation of a nation from other nations by isolationism.

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

Sociology. social isolation.

Nearby words

isolated point, isolated proteinuria, isolated set, isolated system, isolating, isolation, isolation booth, isolationism, isolationist, isolative, isolato

Origin of isolation

First recorded in 1825–35; isolate + -ion

SYNONYMS FOR isolation

2 See solitude.

3 segregation.

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Related forms

an·ti-i·so·la·tion, adjectivepost·i·so·la·tion, adjectivere·i·so·la·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for isolation

Now that they had the isolation chamber, it was up to Phoenix to find a plane to carry it.
The American Ebola Rescue Plan Hinges on One Company. Meet Phoenix.|Abby Haglage|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was one of six children who had been in the Ebola isolation center that had been overrun.
The Photojournalist Who Stared Down Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She came into the isolation center with a [temperature] of 40 degrees [104 Fahrenheit], and that was too high for a 6-year-old.
‘Her Survival Was a Miracle’: The 6-Year-Old Who Beat Ebola|Wade C.L. Williams|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That moment helped me with this journey--between the faith and the physical preparation of training and isolation with hot yoga.
Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother|Justin Jones|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The focus was on health care workers treating people in the isolation wards.
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This proposition carried with it so much loneliness and isolation, that it was declined.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs|Orange Jacobs
Man in his isolation from his fellows is nothing and accomplishes nothing.
Edward Caldwell Moore|Edward Moore
The sense of isolation perceptible in his pictures is in keeping also with what we know of his life.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
In spite of its isolation Coan Hall was probably not a lonely place.
The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie
How, then, could I hope to sustain a week of isolation in that lonely spot?
The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter|Adolphe Danziger De Castro and Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for isolation

isolation

/ (ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act of isolating or the condition of being isolated

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

med

social separation of a person who has or is suspected of having a contagious diseaseCompare quarantine
(as modifier)an isolation hospital

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

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

in isolation without regard to context, similar matters, etc

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isolation

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isolation

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