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isolation - 4 dictionary results

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.
6. Sociology. social isolation.

Origin:
1825–35; isolate + -ion
i·so·la·tion     (ī'sə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of isolating.
  2. The quality or condition of being isolated. See Synonyms at solitude.

isolation

noun
1. a state of separation between persons or groups 
2. a feeling of being disliked and alone 
3. the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others 
4. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it 
5. a country's withdrawal from international politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation" 

Isolation

I`so*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. isolation.] The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness. --Milman.

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