i ‧ so ‧ lat ‧ ed AC /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd, ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ isolation , ↑ isolationism , ↑ isolationist ; adjective : ↑ isolated , ↑ isolationist ; verb : ↑ isolate ]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: isolé , from Italian isolata , from isola 'island' ]
1 . an isolated building, village etc is far away from any others SYN remote :
small isolated communities
Not many people visit this isolated spot.
2 . feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people:
Young mothers often feel isolated.
3 . an isolated action, event, example etc happens only once, and is not likely to happen again
isolated incident/case/event
Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident.
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THESAURUS
▪ lonely ( also lonesome American English ) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends:
Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.
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Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.
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I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.
▪ isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people:
People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated.
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Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
▪ alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group:
She felt very alienated as the only woman in the company.
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In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.
▪ homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there:
When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.
▪ miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you:
I miss you.
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She misses her friends.