isolation
noun
[ ʌɪsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
• "isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety"
Similar:
separation,
segregation,
setting apart,
keeping apart,
quarantine,
insulation,
seclusion,
closeting,
protection,
shielding,
partitioning,
solitariness,
loneliness,
friendlessness,
lack of contact,
(sense of) exile,
aloneness,
remoteness,
inaccessibility,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from isolate, partly on the pattern of French isolation .
in isolation
• without relation to other people or things; separately.
• "environmental problems must not be seen in isolation from social ones"
