isolation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others (noun.act)

hypernym	:	separation,
definition	:	the social act of separating or parting company (noun.act)

hyponym	:	quarantine,
definition	:	isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease (noun.act)

2. a country's withdrawal from international politics (noun.act)

hypernym	:	non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation,
definition	:	withdrawing from the activities of a group (noun.act)

3. a feeling of being disliked and alone (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	alienation, disaffection, estrangement,
definition	:	the feeling of being alienated from other people (noun.feeling)

4. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it (noun.process)

hypernym	:	defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction,
definition	:	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (noun.process)

domain category	:	psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology,
definition	:	the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders (noun.cognition)

5. a state of separation between persons or groups (noun.state)

hypernym	:	separation,
definition	:	the state of lacking unity (noun.state)

hyponym	:	solitude,
definition	:	the state or situation of being alone (noun.state)

hyponym	:	purdah, solitude,
definition	:	a state of social isolation (noun.state)

hyponym	:	loneliness, solitariness,
definition	:	the state of being alone in solitary isolation (noun.state)

hyponym	:	quarantine,
definition	:	enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease (noun.state)

hyponym	:	detachment, insularism, insularity, insulation,
definition	:	the state of being isolated or detached (noun.state)

hyponym	:	alienation, estrangement,
definition	:	separation resulting from hostility (noun.state)

hyponym	:	anomie, anomy,
definition	:	personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation (noun.state)

hyponym	:	concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecy,
definition	:	the condition of being concealed or hidden (noun.state)

6. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it (noun.process)

derivation	:	isolate,
definition	:	separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them (verb.cognition)

7. a state of separation between persons or groups (noun.state)

derivation	:	insulate, isolate,
definition	:	place or set apart (verb.change)

8. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it (noun.process)

derivation	:	isolate,
definition	:	separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them (verb.cognition)

9. a state of separation between persons or groups (noun.state)

derivation	:	insulate, isolate,
definition	:	place or set apart (verb.change)

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