reclusion
Americannoun
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the condition or life of a recluse.
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an act of shutting or the state of being shut up in seclusion.
Etymology
Origin of reclusion
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin reclūsiōn- (stem of reclūsiō ) a shutting off, equivalent to Latin reclūs ( us ) recluse + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Both him and Mr Yoo, for instance, were financially supported by their parents when they were in reclusion.
From BBC ● May 26, 2023
The dangerous, funny, possibly misanthropic elusiveness of the lyrics was matched by Becker and Fagen's relative reclusion as pop personalities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2017
Michael Jackson became a thing of the past, and in his reclusion he became something else entirely: wacko Jacko.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2016
In a recent email interview, Mr. Beller discussed Salinger’s reclusion, the development of his style, how “The Catcher in the Rye” holds up today and more.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
Sardou, the dramatist, has stated that in 1855 he visited the Bicêtre and met an old gardener who had known De Sade during his reclusion there.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Havelock Ellis
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