isolation

Definition

• n. a state of separation between persons or groups
• n. a feeling of being disliked and alone
• n. the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
• n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

Word forms

Plural

isolations

Example sentences

1. n.

   During the pandemic, many people experienced feelings of isolation.

2. n.

   The researchers focused on the isolation of bacteria from the soil samples.