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   isolation

   /ʌɪsəˈleɪʃən/

   noun

   • 1. the process or fact of isolating or being isolated: "isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety" Similar separationsegregationsetting apartkeeping apartquarantineinsulationseclusionclosetingprotectionshieldingpartitioningsolitarinesslonelinessfriendlessnesslack of contact(sense of) exilealonenessremotenessseclusionlonelinessinaccessibilityOpposite contactaccessibility
   • ▪ denoting a hospital or ward for patients with infectious diseases.
   • ▪ an instance of isolating something, especially a compound or microorganism.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from isolate, partly on the pattern of French isolation.

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   What is the meaning of isolating?

   • 1. The act or process of isolating: insulation, segregation, separation, sequestration. 2. The quality or state of being alone: aloneness, loneliness, singleness, solitariness, solitude. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

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   What does isolation mean in sociology?

   • the state of being isolated. isolated. the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine. the separation of a nation from other nations by isolationism. Psychoanalysis. a process whereby an idea or memory is divested of its emotional component. Sociology. social isolation. See solitude.

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   • Isolation is defined as a state in which an individual experiences a reduction in the level of normal sensory and social input, with possible involuntary limitations on physical space or movement, according to this concept analysis.

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   Isolation is the condition of being alone or separate from others, or the fact that something is not connected to other things. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of isolation with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Definitions of isolation. noun. the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others. synonyms: closing off. see more. noun. a state of separation between persons or groups. see more. noun. a country's withdrawal from international politics. “he opposed a policy of American isolation ” see more. noun.

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   Isolation is the state of feeling alone and without friends or help. Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity. Synonyms: separation, withdrawal, loneliness, segregation More Synonyms of isolation. 2. See also isolate. 3. See in isolation. 4.

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