isolation
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(noun) the act of isolating something |
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Synonyms: closing off |
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Related Words: quarantine, separation |
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(noun) a country's withdrawal from internal politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation" |
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Related Words: non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation |
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(noun) a feeling of being disliked and alone |
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Related Words: alienation, disaffection, estrangement |
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(noun) a state of separation between persons or groups |
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Related Words: alienation, anomie, concealment, detachment, estrangement, insularism, insularity, insulation, loneliness, privacy, privateness, purdah, quarantine, secrecy, separation, solitariness, solitude |
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(noun) preference for seclusion or isolation |
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Synonyms: reclusiveness |
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Related Words: privacy, privateness, seclusion, solitariness |
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