seclusionnoun [ U ]
uk/sɪˈkluː.ʒən/us/səˈkluː.ʒən/the state of being alone, away from other people:
He's been living in seclusion since he retired from acting.
In some societies women are kept in seclusion, so that they are hardly ever seen in public.
After being with a tour group all week I was glad to return to the seclusion of my own home.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Alone
- abandon
- apart
- be in a minority of one idiom
- castaway
- deserted
- herself
- himself
- like a shag on a rock idiom
- lone wolf
- lonely
- loner
- lonesome
- shut
- shut yourself away
- sole
- solely
- solitude
- solo
- stag
- themselves
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