Meaning of isolation

Definition 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; "he opposed a policy of American isolation"

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