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[ US /ˌaɪsəˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ˌa‍ɪsəlˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
  2. the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
  3. a feeling of being disliked and alone
  4. a state of separation between persons or groups
  5. a country's withdrawal from international politics
    he opposed a policy of American isolation

How To Use isolation In A Sentence

  • Due to the dielectric isolation of the measurement circuit layer, the sensor can work steadily under high temperature and possesses greater excess temperature tolerance.
  • The argument behind x is not quantitative, and we do not have an expression for its expected value under a null isolation model.
  • Gastric lavage for isolation of M tuberculosis is a well accepted method.
  • In its isolation the island has been as unheedful of tourists as it has been unspoiled.
  • This ancient placental family coexisted with the marsupials from the early days of the continent's isolation.
  • I ejaculated mentally , " you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.
  • Does it really make sense to conceive of a tutorial existing in isolation?
  • Unlike the phrenologists of the 19th century, DeYoung's team doesn't presume to know whether differences in the size of a brain region give rise to unique personality characteristics, or whether our personality differences cause our brains to develop in unique ways - say, that when we practice random acts of kindness, our "agreeableness" center grows larger, or that a lifetime of social isolation might cause a region associated with The Columbian stories: Columns
  • These immigrants face problems of geographical distance and cultural isolation.
  • Although our inner lives have been relentlessly diminished by ecosocial isolation, the antidote lies in recovering awareness of our context.
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