ISOLATION


Meaning of ISOLATION in English

/uy'seuh lay"sheuhn, is'euh-/ , n.

1. an act or instance of isolating.

2. the state of being isolated.

3. the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine.

4. the separation of a nation from other nations by isolationism.

5. Psychoanal. a process whereby an idea or memory is divested of its emotional component.

6. Sociol. See social isolation .

[ 1825-35; ISOLATE + -ION ]

Syn. 2. See solitude. 3. segregation.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .