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[ahy-suh-ley-shuhn, is-uh-] Origin

i·so·la·tion

[ahy-suh-ley-shuhn, is-uh-]
noun
1.
an act or instance of isolating.
2.
the state of being isolated.
3.
the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine.
4.
the separation of a nation from other nations by isolationism.
5.
Psychoanalysis. a process whereby an idea or memory is divested of its emotional component.
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Origin:
1825–35; isolate + -ion

an·ti-i·so·la·tion, adjective
post·i·so·la·tion, adjective
re·i·so·la·tion, noun


2. See solitude. 3. segregation.

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isolation (ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act of isolating or the condition of being isolated
2.  (of a country, party, etc) nonparticipation in or withdrawal from international politics
3.  med
 a.  Compare quarantine social separation of a person who has or is suspected of having a contagious disease
 b.  (as modifier): an isolation hospital
4.  sociol a lack of contact between persons, groups, or whole societies
5.  social psychol the failure of an individual to maintain contact with others or genuine communication where interaction with others persists
6.  in isolation without regard to context, similar matters, etc

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isolation
1833, from Fr. isolation, noun of action from isoler (see isolated).
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isolation i·so·la·tion (ī'sə-lā'shən)
n.
The act of isolating or the state of being isolated.

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isolation

in medicine, separation of an infected individual (human or animal) from the healthy until that individual is no longer able to transmit the disease. In its strictest sense, the practice of isolation differs from that of quarantine, which is the detention of an individual who may have been exposed to a communicable disease until it is deemed certain that he has escaped infection. See quarantine

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