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isolation
noun
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solitude, isolation, seclusion mean the state of one who is alone.
solitude may imply a condition of being apart from all human beings or of being cut off by wish or circumstances from one's usual associates.
isolation stresses detachment from others often involuntarily.
seclusion suggests a shutting away or keeping apart from others often connoting deliberate withdrawal from the world or retirement to a quiet life.
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1833, in the meaning defined above
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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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