English to English
noun
- a state of separation between persons or groups
source: WordNet 3.0
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
source: WordNet 3.0
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
source: WordNet 3.0
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
He opposed a policy of American isolation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.
source: Webster 1913
