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Isolation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Senses

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the act of isolating something

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a country's withdrawal from international politics

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a feeling of being disliked and alone

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a state of separation between persons or groups

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Variants

synonym
closing off
plural
Isolations
possessive
Isolation's
pluralpossessive
Isolations'