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). * the isolation of the polio virus
2 the state of being alone or lonely:
Many unemployed people experience feelings of isolation and depression.
IDIOMS
in isolation (from sb/sth) separately; alone:
To make sense, these figures should not be looked at in isolation. * Words are pronounced differently in isolation from how they are pronounced in context.
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