isolation
noun
iso·la·tion
ˌī-sə-ˈlā-shən 
also ˌi-
Synonyms
Examples of isolation in a Sentence
the isolation of the mountain community
after the long book tour, the author looked forward to the isolation of his office
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The remarkable rise of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and Russia’s increasing isolation on the world stage, is likely to alter this arrangement soon, but a U.S. astronaut, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, launched off from Baikonur as recently as this past March.
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
However, safety and protection do not need to be obtained through hardening your outer shell and isolation.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
Abbas was faced with an impossible choice—either overturn the results of a democratic election and trigger a civil war or risk indefinite international isolation and the eventual collapse of the PA.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Advertisement At stake as Maduro clings on to power is further political and economic chaos and international isolation.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
However, safety and protection do not need to be obtained through hardening your outer shell and isolation.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
Abbas was faced with an impossible choice—either overturn the results of a democratic election and trigger a civil war or risk indefinite international isolation and the eventual collapse of the PA.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Advertisement At stake as Maduro clings on to power is further political and economic chaos and international isolation.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Isolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isolation. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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isolation
noun
iso·la·tion
ˌī-sə-ˈlā-shən
also ˌis-ə-
1
: the act of isolating : the condition of being isolated
2
: separation of a population of living things from related forms in such a manner as to prevent crossbreeding
Medical Definition
isolation
noun
iso·la·tion
ˌī-sə-ˈlā-shən
1
2
: a segregation of a group of organisms from related forms in such a manner as to prevent crossing
3
: a psychological defense mechanism consisting of the separating of ideas or memories from the emotions connected with them
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