Isolation
noun
The state of being alone, especially when you do not want to be.
She lived in isolation from the outside world.
Often appears as...
- live in isolation
- isolation from society
noun
The act of separating somebody or something from others to keep them separate.
The isolation of the children with measles took place in a different part of the school.
Often appears as...
- isolation of patients
- isolation place
noun
The situation in which a country, group, or person is not allowed to communicate or trade with others.
Diplomatic isolation often leads to economic difficulties.
Often appears as...
- economic isolation
- political isolation
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Technical
noun
The process or fact of making something separate, or the condition of being separate.
The engineer worked on the isolation of the new machine to prevent any electrical damage.
Often appears as...
- isolation of machinery
- noise isolation
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Technical
noun
The state of being alone, especially when you do not want to be.
She lived in isolation from the outside world.
Often appears as...
- live in isolation
- isolation from society
noun
The act of separating somebody or something from others to keep them separate.
The isolation of the children with measles took place in a different part of the school.
Often appears as...
- isolation of patients
- isolation place
noun
The situation in which a country, group, or person is not allowed to communicate or trade with others.
Diplomatic isolation often leads to economic difficulties.
Often appears as...
- economic isolation
- political isolation
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The process or fact of making something separate, or the condition of being separate.
The engineer worked on the isolation of the new machine to prevent any electrical damage.
Often appears as...
- isolation of machinery
- noise isolation
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Weight
Isolation carries a negative feeling; loneliness that is often unwanted or sad.
After moving out, he felt a strong sense of isolation.
Pro Tip 2/2Not by Choice
Isolation in this sense is usually not by personal choice, but due to external factors.
The pandemic led to the isolation of many people.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Weight
Isolation carries a negative feeling; loneliness that is often unwanted or sad.
After moving out, he felt a strong sense of isolation.
Pro Tip 2/2Not by Choice
Isolation in this sense is usually not by personal choice, but due to external factors.
The pandemic led to the isolation of many people.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Weight
Isolation carries a negative feeling; loneliness that is often unwanted or sad.
After moving out, he felt a strong sense of isolation.
Pro Tip 2/2Not by Choice
Isolation in this sense is usually not by personal choice, but due to external factors.
The pandemic led to the isolation of many people.
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How we must respond to...
that are pooling resources to help make sure food gets to everyone and help assure medical care, you know, if older people need to be moved out of common facilities, you help out with that, and that people aren't suffering too much from the psychology of isolation.
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The psychology of...
Trying to avoid these triggers, which are sometimes unpredictable, can lead to isolation. That can leave people feeling invalidated, ignored, or misunderstood, like a pause button has been pushed on their lives while the rest of the world continues around them.
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The difference between...
Are you comfortable with the pace of intimacy? Do you feel like you have space and room to breathe? It's also really important to start practicing using your voice to talk about your own needs. Are your requests respected? A second marker is isolation.
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
from the devastating consequences that come with it at times, the profound intellectual disabilities, the lack of language, the profound, profound isolation. We feel that individuals with autism, in fact, have a very special perspective on the world,
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Why is biodiversity so...
strengthening biodiversity's weave. That weave is further reinforced by the genetic diversity within individual species, which allows them to cope with changes. Species that lack genetic diversity due to isolation or low population numbers,
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My descent into...
You see, it's our disconnection from each other. Hatred is born of ignorance. Fear is its father, and isolation is its mother. When we don't understand something, we tend to be afraid of it, and if we keep ourselves from it,
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Why should you read "One...
The settlement begins in a mythical state of isolation, but is gradually exposed to the outside world, facing multiple calamities along the way. As years pass, characters grow old and die, only to return as ghosts,
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Building bridges and...
economies and livelihoods alike so before I wrap tonight I'd like to leave you with this poverty due to rural isolation is a crisis that we can solve in our lifetime but it's not about the bridges
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
whole time I thought that we will kneel until recently no one here much cared with the outside world far isolation had preserved a way of life that had
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Up Close With The...
location so can live safely and peacefully but poaching habitat loss and isolation are pushing Samata and rhinos to extinction
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How we must respond to...
that are pooling resources to help make sure food gets to everyone and help assure medical care, you know, if older people need to be moved out of common facilities, you help out with that, and that people aren't suffering too much from the psychology of isolation.
Video examples
The psychology of...
Trying to avoid these triggers, which are sometimes unpredictable, can lead to isolation. That can leave people feeling invalidated, ignored, or misunderstood, like a pause button has been pushed on their lives while the rest of the world continues around them.
Video examples
The difference between...
Are you comfortable with the pace of intimacy? Do you feel like you have space and room to breathe? It's also really important to start practicing using your voice to talk about your own needs. Are your requests respected? A second marker is isolation.
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
from the devastating consequences that come with it at times, the profound intellectual disabilities, the lack of language, the profound, profound isolation. We feel that individuals with autism, in fact, have a very special perspective on the world,
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
strengthening biodiversity's weave. That weave is further reinforced by the genetic diversity within individual species, which allows them to cope with changes. Species that lack genetic diversity due to isolation or low population numbers,
Video examples
My descent into...
You see, it's our disconnection from each other. Hatred is born of ignorance. Fear is its father, and isolation is its mother. When we don't understand something, we tend to be afraid of it, and if we keep ourselves from it,
Video examples
Why should you read "One...
The settlement begins in a mythical state of isolation, but is gradually exposed to the outside world, facing multiple calamities along the way. As years pass, characters grow old and die, only to return as ghosts,
Video examples
Building bridges and...
economies and livelihoods alike so before I wrap tonight I'd like to leave you with this poverty due to rural isolation is a crisis that we can solve in our lifetime but it's not about the bridges
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
whole time I thought that we will kneel until recently no one here much cared with the outside world far isolation had preserved a way of life that had
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Up Close With The...
location so can live safely and peacefully but poaching habitat loss and isolation are pushing Samata and rhinos to extinction
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Ronald D. Moore
American Producer
In television, there's this weird sense of isolation from your audience; you kind of get this feeling that you write the show for you and your wife and your friends and the other people who work on the show. It's our little show, and then it goes out into the world, and somebody watches it.
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
Americans, apparently, either do nothing about the world's problems, in which case they are ignorant and isolationist, selfish and gutless, or they try to do something about the world's problems, in which case they are arrogant and naive, greedy and bullying.
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Kent Brantly
American
Ebola is a humiliating disease that strips you of your dignity. You are removed from family and put into isolation where you cannot even see the faces of those caring for you due to the protective suits - you can only see their eyes.
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Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
I have a great deal of joy in my life, and I'm very fortunate. That combination makes you aware of just how wonderful life can be on the one hand and how dreadful it can be for people on the other. You can't be happy in isolation.
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John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
In this cry of pain the inner consciousness of the people seems to lay itself bare for an instant, and to reveal the mood of beings who feel their isolation in the face of a universe that wars on them with winds and seas.
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Haruki Murakami
Japanese Writer
Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work.
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David Bowie
English Musician
I'm not one of those guys that has a great worldview. I kind of deal with terror and fear and isolation and abandonment.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.
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Steven Sinofsky
American Businessman
No matter how you look at it, one person cannot be evaluated and paid in isolation of budgets.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
It's important to have quiet time and isolation.
Quote examples
Ronald D. Moore
American Producer
In television, there's this weird sense of isolation from your audience; you kind of get this feeling that you write the show for you and your wife and your friends and the other people who work on the show. It's our little show, and then it goes out into the world, and somebody watches it.
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
Americans, apparently, either do nothing about the world's problems, in which case they are ignorant and isolationist, selfish and gutless, or they try to do something about the world's problems, in which case they are arrogant and naive, greedy and bullying.
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Kent Brantly
American
Ebola is a humiliating disease that strips you of your dignity. You are removed from family and put into isolation where you cannot even see the faces of those caring for you due to the protective suits - you can only see their eyes.
Quote examples
Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
I have a great deal of joy in my life, and I'm very fortunate. That combination makes you aware of just how wonderful life can be on the one hand and how dreadful it can be for people on the other. You can't be happy in isolation.
Quote examples
John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
In this cry of pain the inner consciousness of the people seems to lay itself bare for an instant, and to reveal the mood of beings who feel their isolation in the face of a universe that wars on them with winds and seas.
Quote examples
Haruki Murakami
Japanese Writer
Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work.
Quote examples
David Bowie
English Musician
I'm not one of those guys that has a great worldview. I kind of deal with terror and fear and isolation and abandonment.
Quote examples
Sharon Salzberg
American Author
If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.
Quote examples
Steven Sinofsky
American Businessman
No matter how you look at it, one person cannot be evaluated and paid in isolation of budgets.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
It's important to have quiet time and isolation.
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