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isolation

 
 
/ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən/ noun

Translation

SEPARATE [U] the state of being separate from other people, places, or things
ayrılmışlık, yalnızlık, inziva
the country's economic isolation from the rest of the world1959
in isolation alone, or separately from other people, places, or things
tek başına, diğerlerinden ayrı olarak, bağımsız, ayrı
These poems cannot be considered in isolation.1959
LONELY [U] a feeling of being lonely
yalnızlık, tecrit
I had this awful sense of isolation.986647
(Definition of isolation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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