Understanding the meaning of isolation

isolation

/,aɪsə'leɪʃən/

noun
the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
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closing off

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separation
noun
a country's withdrawal from international politics
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"he opposed a policy of American isolation"

type of:
nonparticipation non-involvement non-engagement
noun
a feeling of being disliked and alone
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estrangement alienation disaffection
noun
a state of separation between persons or groups
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separation
noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
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defense defence reaction defense mechanism defence mechanism defense reaction defence

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