n. | 1. | The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness. |
Noun | 1. | isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups |
2. | isolation - the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others Synonyms: closing off | |
3. | isolation - a feeling of being disliked and alone | |
4. | isolation - preference for seclusion or isolation Synonyms: reclusiveness | |
5. | isolation - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it | |
6. | isolation - a country's withdrawal from internal politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation" |