Dictionary Check: isolation
"isolation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
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Definition
noun
a state of separation between persons or groups
noun
a feeling of being disliked and alone
noun
the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
noun
a country's withdrawal from international politics
Example:
"he opposed a policy of American isolation"
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