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isolation isolation /ˌaɪ.səl.eɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
1 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Separateness and isolation in space , ↑Alone2 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Isolating and separating |