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isolation.

The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈʔaɪ-]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑesəˈlæɪʃən/Australia/ˌaɪsəˈlæɪʃən/New-Zealand
  1. The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.

    uncountable
    She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.
  2. The act of isolating.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).

    countable · uncountable
  4. The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture

    countable · uncountable
  5. The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)

    countable · uncountable
    Upon returning from the field, he went into isolation for a week so as not to infect anyone with potential diseases.
  6. A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1800. From French isolation, from isolé, placed on an island (thus away from other people). Equivalent to isolate + -ion.

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