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Article: isolation
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isolation
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noun
1.
the isolation of the patients was necessary
synonyms
: segregation, separation, detachment, abstraction, quarantine, sequestration, insulation.
See isolate.
2.
the prisoner's feeling of isolation
synonyms
: lack of contact, separation, segregation, exile, forlornness, aloneness, solitariness, loneliness.
3.
the isolation of the village
synonyms
: remoteness, seclusion, loneliness, desolation.
See isolated 2.
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