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- [ahy-suh-ley-shuh n, is-uh-]
- /ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪs ə-/
- /ˌaɪ.səl.eɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-suh-ley-shuh n, is-uh-]
- /ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪs ə-/
Definitions of isolation word
- noun isolation an act or instance of isolating. 1
- noun isolation the state of being isolated. 1
- noun isolation the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine. 1
- noun isolation the separation of a nation from other nations by isolationism. 1
- noun isolation Psychoanalysis. a process whereby an idea or memory is divested of its emotional component. 1
- noun isolation Sociology. social isolation. 1
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Origin of isolation
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; isolate + -ion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Isolation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
isolation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
isolation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for isolation
adjective isolation
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- surreptitious — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
noun isolation
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- remoteness — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- loneliness — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
Antonyms for isolation
noun isolation
- inclusion — the act of including.
Top questions with isolation
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