Dictionary Check: isolation

"isolation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

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

Synonyms:
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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