isolation
/ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən/ · 4 syllables
Meaning
noun
- a state of separation between persons or groups
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
“he opposed a policy of American isolation”
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