/ ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] isolation (from sb/sth)
1.
the act of separating sb/sth; the state of being separate :
geographical isolation
an isolation hospital / ward (= for people with infectious diseases)
The country has been threatened with complete isolation from the international community unless the atrocities stop.
He lives in splendid isolation (= far from, or in a superior position to, everyone else) .
2.
the state of being alone or lonely :
Many unemployed people experience feelings of isolation and depression.
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IDIOMS
- in isolation (from sb/sth)
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from isolate , partly on the pattern of French isolation .