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   isolation

   /ʌɪsəˈleɪʃən/

   noun

   • 1. the process or fact of isolating or being isolated: "isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety" Similar separationsegregationsetting apartkeeping apartquarantineinsulationseclusionclosetingprotectionshieldingpartitioningsolitarinesslonelinessfriendlessnesslack of contact(sense of) exilealonenessremotenessseclusionlonelinessinaccessibilityOpposite contactaccessibility
   • ▪ denoting a hospital or ward for patients with infectious diseases.
   • ▪ an instance of isolating something, especially a compound or microorganism.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from isolate, partly on the pattern of French isolation.

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