isolation

noun

The act of isolating.

noun

The quality or condition of being isolated.

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The state of being isolated or alone.

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Specifically, removal from communication or contact with others; also, the condition of being so removed.

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In psychology, the process whereby one selects a certain quality of an object for consideration, to the neglect of other qualities; selection by attention.

noun

The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

noun

The state of being isolated, detached, or separated.

noun

The act of isolating.

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The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).

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The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture