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Isolation

nounid 74900·updated May 18, 2026
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(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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synonym
closing off
plural
Isolations
possessive
Isolation's
pluralpossessive
Isolations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of isolating something
§2
a country's withdrawal from international politics
§3
a feeling of being disliked and alone
§4
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
§5
a state of separation between persons or groups

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