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Isolation

//ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən// noun

Noun

1
The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people. uncountable
"She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody."
2
the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others wordnet
3
The act of isolating. countable, uncountable
4
a country's withdrawal from international politics wordnet
5
The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries). countable, uncountable
"As of 1975, diplomatic ostracism is still imposed by the Organization of American States (OAS). The inter-American community also exercises a trade embargo against Cuba. But even within this context of hemispheric isolation, Havana’s diplomacy is strikingly contradictory."

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6
a feeling of being disliked and alone wordnet
7
The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture countable, uncountable
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it wordnet
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The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine) countable, uncountable
"Upon returning from the field, he went into isolation for a week so as not to infect anyone with potential diseases."
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a state of separation between persons or groups wordnet
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A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions. countable, uncountable
12
A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought. countable, uncountable

First attested in 1800. From French isolation, from isolé, placed on an island (thus away from other people). Equivalent to isolate + -ion.

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