We shouldn't confuse solitude with isolation. They are two separate things.
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Isolation
//ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən//
Synonyms for "isolation" (166 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (83)
luxationmaternity wardmoving apartnarrownessnegativismnonunionnurseryoperating roomout groupout-groupoutcastoutsiderovercompensationparochialismpartingpartitionpersona non gratapharmacyprison wardprivacy
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private conferenceprivate roomprivatismprivatizationprojectionpsychotaxisquarantinequarantine flagrace hatredracial segregationrationalizationrecessreclusionreclusivenessrecovery roomremovalresistanceretirementretreatrusticationsanitary cordonseclusionsecrecysegmentationsegregationsemi-private roomseparatenessseparationseparatismsequestrationsingle blessednesssnobbishnesssociological adjustive reactionssolitarinesssolitudesplendid isolationstrangersubdivisionsublimationsubstitutionsubtractionsurgerytherapytightnesstreatment roomwardwish fulfillmentwish-fulfillment fantasywishful thinkingwithdrawalx rayxenophobiayellow flagyellow jackzoning
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4 entriesderived
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
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5 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
121 translations across 48 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- izolim noun (state of being isolated)
Arabic
1 entries- تَوَحُّد noun (state of being isolated)
Armenian
3 entries- մեկ noun (diplomacy: state of not having diplomatic relations)
- մեկուս noun (act of isolating)
- մեկուսացում noun (state of being isolated)
Belarusian
1 entries- ізаля́цыя noun (state of being isolated)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изола́ция noun (state of being isolated)
- изоли́ране noun (act of isolating)
- изоли́ране noun (chemistry: separation of a component from a mixture)
- каранти́на noun (medicine: separation of a patient from others)
Catalan
3 entries- aïllament noun (state of being isolated)
- isolació noun (act of isolating)
- isolament noun (state of being isolated)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 隔斷 /隔断 noun (state of being isolated)
- 隔離 /隔离 noun (state of being isolated)
Czech
1 entries- izolace noun (state of being isolated)
Danish
1 entries- isolation noun (state of being isolated)
Dutch
1 entries- isolatie noun (state of being isolated)
Esperanto
1 entries- izoliteco noun (state of being isolated)
Estonian
1 entries- isolatsioon noun (state of being isolated)
Faroese
1 entries- avbyrging noun (state of being isolated)
Finnish
4 entries- eristyneisyys noun (state of being isolated)
- eristyneisyys noun (diplomacy: state of not having diplomatic relations)
- eristys noun (state of being isolated)
- eristys noun (medicine: separation of a patient from others)
French
4 entries- isolation noun (act of isolating)
- isolement noun (state of being isolated)
- isolement noun (act of isolating)
- isolement noun (diplomacy: state of not having diplomatic relations)
Georgian
1 entries- იზოლაცია noun (state of being isolated)
German
2 entries- Isolation noun (state of being isolated)
- Isolierung noun (state of being isolated)
Greek
4 entries- απομόνωση noun (state of being isolated)
- απομόνωση noun (act of isolating)
- απομόνωση noun (medicine: separation of a patient from others)
- απονόνωση noun (chemistry: separation of a component from a mixture)
Hungarian
4 entries- elkülönítés noun (act of isolating)
- elkülönítő noun (medicine: separation of a patient from others)
- elkülönültség noun (state of being isolated)
- elkülönülés noun (state of being isolated)
Icelandic
1 entries- einangrun noun (state of being isolated)
Ido
1 entries- eskarteso noun (state of being isolated)
Irish
3 entries- iargúltacht noun (state of being isolated)
- leithlis noun (state of being isolated)
- leithlisiú noun (act of isolating)
Italian
2 entries- isolamento noun (state of being isolated)
- isolamento noun (diplomacy: state of not having diplomatic relations)
Japanese
3 entries- 分離 noun (state of being isolated)
- 孤立 noun (state of being isolated)
- 隔離 noun (state of being isolated)
Kazakh
2 entries- оқшаулама noun (act of isolating)
- оқшаулама noun (chemistry: separation of a component from a mixture)
Khmer
2 entries- ភាពឯកោ noun (state of being isolated)
- ឯកោអនាថា noun (diplomacy: state of not having diplomatic relations)
Korean
3 entries- 격리 noun (state of being isolated)
- 고립 noun (state of being isolated)
- 분리 noun (state of being isolated)
Latvian
2 entries- atšķirtība noun (state of being isolated)
- izolācija noun (state of being isolated)
Lithuanian
2 entries- atskyrimas noun (state of being isolated)
- izoliacija noun (state of being isolated)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Isolatioun noun (state of being isolated)
Macedonian
1 entries- изолација noun (state of being isolated)
Malay
3 entries- isolasi noun (act of isolating)
- pengasingan noun (act of isolating)
- pengasingan noun (chemistry: separation of a component from a mixture)
Māori
3 entries- mohoaotanga noun (state of being isolated)
- noho taratahi noun (medicine: separation of a patient from others)
- taratahitanga noun (state of being isolated)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- isolasjon noun (state of being isolated)
- isolering noun (state of being isolated)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- isolasjon noun (state of being isolated)
- isolering noun (state of being isolated)
Persian
1 entries- انزوا noun (state of being isolated)
Polish
4 entries- izolacja noun (state of being isolated)
- izolacja noun (act of isolating)
- izolacja noun (medicine: separation of a patient from others)
- odosobnienie noun (state of being isolated)
Portuguese
4 entries- isolamento noun (state of being isolated)
- isolamento noun (act of isolating)
- isolamento noun (diplomacy: state of not having diplomatic relations)
- isolamento noun (chemistry: separation of a component from a mixture)
Romanian
1 entries- izolare noun (state of being isolated)
Russian
4 entries- затво́рничество noun (state of being isolated)
- изоля́ция noun (state of being isolated)
- изоля́ция noun (act of isolating)
- изоля́ция noun (diplomacy: state of not having diplomatic relations)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- izolácija noun (state of being isolated)
- ȍsama noun (state of being isolated)
- изола́ција noun (state of being isolated)
- о̏сама noun (state of being isolated)
Slovak
1 entries- izolácia noun (state of being isolated)
Slovene
1 entries- izolacija noun (state of being isolated)
Spanish
4 entries- aislación noun (act of isolating)
- aislamiento noun (state of being isolated)
- aislamiento noun (act of isolating)
- soledad noun (state of being isolated)
Swedish
3 entries- isolering noun (state of being isolated)
- isolering noun (act of isolating)
- isolering noun (medicine: separation of a patient from others)
Turkish
2 entries- izolasyon noun (act of isolating)
- izole etmek izole olmak noun (state of being isolated)
Turkmen
1 entries- izolýasiýa noun (state of being isolated)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ізоля́ція noun (state of being isolated)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Isolation is the common lot of man.
Source: tatoeba (239908)
Woe to who be alone, my friends. It seems that social isolation quickly destroys one's reason.
Source: tatoeba (907338)
Since Tom arrived at Guantanamo Bay he has been exposed to different forms of torture: sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, extreme temperatures, prolonged isolation, lack of sunlight and limited health care.
Source: tatoeba (2674848)
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