isolation
Noun
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is a type of: separation - the state of lacking unitysubtypes:
- solitude - the state or situation of being alone
- purdah, solitude - a state of social isolation
- loneliness, solitariness - the state of being alone in solitary isolation
- quarantine - enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- detachment, insularism, insularity, insulation - the state of being isolated or detached
- alienation, estrangement - separation resulting from hostility
- anomie, anomy - personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
- concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecy - the condition of being concealed or hidden
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is a type of: alienation, disaffection, estrangement - the feeling of being alienated from other people
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is a type of: separation - the social act of separating or parting companysubtypes: quarantine - isolation to prevent the spread of infectious diseasesame as: closing off
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referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersis a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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is a type of: non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation - withdrawing from the activities of a group
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