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Isolation

noun
/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
Word Frequency: 18.2

Definitions

1.nounThe state of being isolated, detached, or separated.
2.nounThe state of being away from other people.
3.nounThe act of isolating.
"Social distancing is social isolation, which is a human rights violation on par with torture and other war crimes."
4.noun(of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
5.nounThe obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
6.nounThe separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
7.nounA database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.

Synonyms

reclusivenessclosing offseclusioninsularityisolatealienationseparatesecretisolationismexclusionsolitarysolitaire

Rhymes With

trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclination
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