ISOLATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of isolating something
   • setting something apart from others
   Synonym(s)
   • closing off (what does closing off mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) isolation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separation (what does separation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quarantine (what does quarantine mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a country’’s withdrawal from internal politics
   Usage Example(s)
   • he opposed a policy of American isolation
   Hypernyms(s) isolation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • non-engagement (what does non-engagement mean?)
   • nonparticipation (what does nonparticipation mean?)
   • non-involvement (what does non-involvement mean?)
3. Meaning
   • preference for seclusion or isolation
   Synonym(s)
   • reclusiveness (what does reclusiveness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) isolation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • solitariness (what does solitariness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • privacy (what does privacy mean?)
   • privateness (what does privateness mean?)
   • seclusion (what does seclusion mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a feeling of being disliked and alone
   Hypernyms(s) isolation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • alienation (what does alienation mean?)
   • disaffection (what does disaffection mean?)
   • estrangement (what does estrangement mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
   Hypernyms(s) isolation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • defense mechanism (what does defense mechanism mean?)
   • defense reaction (what does defense reaction mean?)
   • defence mechanism (what does defence mechanism mean?)
   • defence reaction (what does defence reaction mean?)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defence (what does defence mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • isolate (what does isolate mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a state of separation between persons or groups
   Hypernyms(s) isolation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separation (what does separation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • solitude (what does solitude mean?)
   • purdah (what does purdah mean?)
   • loneliness (what does loneliness mean?)
   • solitariness (what does solitariness mean?)
   • quarantine (what does quarantine mean?)
   • insulation (what does insulation mean?)
   • insularity (what does insularity mean?)
   • insularism (what does insularism mean?)
   • detachment (what does detachment mean?)
   • alienation (what does alienation mean?)
   • estrangement (what does estrangement mean?)
   • anomie (what does anomie mean?)
   • anomy (what does anomy mean?)
   • privacy (what does privacy mean?)
   • privateness (what does privateness mean?)
   • secrecy (what does secrecy mean?)
   • concealment (what does concealment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • isolate (what does isolate mean?)
   • insulate (what does insulate mean?)