Isolation
Babylon English English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
isolation
n. separation, solitude, aloneness; quarantine

Wikipedia English The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Isolation

© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
isolation

Noun
1. a state of separation between persons or groups
(hypernym) separation
(hyponym) solitude, purdah
(derivation) isolate, insulate
2. the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
(synonym) closing off
(hypernym) separation
(hyponym) quarantine
3. a feeling of being disliked and alone
(hypernym) alienation, disaffection, estrangement
4. preference for seclusion or isolation
(synonym) reclusiveness
(hypernym) solitariness
(hyponym) privacy, privateness, seclusion
5. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
(hypernym) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
(derivation) isolate
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
6. a country's withdrawal from internal politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation"
(hypernym) non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement


Babylon German English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
Isolation (die)
nf. isolation, separation, solitude, aloneness; quarantine

Babylon French English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
isolation
nf. insulation, isolation


| Isolation in French | Isolation in Italian | Isolation in Spanish | Isolation in Dutch | Isolation in Portuguese | Isolation in German | Isolation in Russian | Isolation in Japanese | Isolation in Greek | Isolation in Korean | Isolation in Turkish | Isolation in Hebrew | Isolation in Arabic | Isolation in Thai | Isolation in Polish | Isolation in Czech | Isolation in Catalan | Isolation in Croatian | Isolation in Serbian | Isolation in Albanian | Isolation in Urdu | Isolation in Bulgarian | Isolation in Danish | Isolation in Norwegian | Isolation in Romanian | Isolation in Swedish | Isolation in Farsi | Isolation in Macedonian | Isolation in Afrikaans | Isolation in Latin | Isolation in Hindi | Isolation in Indonesian | Isolation in Vietnamese | Isolation in Mongolian | Isolation in Malay