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| 1. | [ noun ] a state of separation between persons or groups | |
| Related terms: | separation loneliness solitude insulation privacy anomie alienation quarantine isolate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others | |
| Synonyms: | closing_off | |
| Related terms: | separation quarantine | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a feeling of being disliked and alone | |
| Related terms: | alienation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] preference for seclusion or isolation | |
| Synonyms: | reclusiveness | |
| Related terms: | solitariness privacy | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it | |
| Related terms: | defense psychiatry | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a country's withdrawal from internal politics | |
| Examples: | "he opposed a policy of American isolation" |
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| Related terms: | non-engagement | |
| Similar spelling: |
isolationist isolationism isolating isolate isolated |
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