isolation

noun [U]

/ˌaɪ.səl.eɪ.ʃən/

Definition

C1 the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel unhappy: The prisoner had been kept in isolation for three days. After all the visitors had left, she experienced a feeling of complete isolation.Separateness and isolation in spaceAlone C2 the fact that something is separate and not connected to other things: I can't think about it in isolation (= separately) - I need some examples of the problem.Isolating and separating

(Definition of isolation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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