isolation sth

Universal Words 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.