What is the meaning of isolation?

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.
    • usage: "he opposed a policy of American isolation"
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