isolation

1. A state of separation between persons or groups (synset 114438119)
   is a type of: separation - the state of lacking unity
   subtypes:

   • 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
2. A feeling of being disliked and alone (synset 107517815)
   is a type of: alienation, disaffection, estrangement - the feeling of being alienated from other people
3. The act of isolating something;
   Setting something apart from others (synset 101204519)
   is a type of: separation - the social act of separating or parting company
   subtypes: quarantine - isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
   same as: closing off
4. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it (synset 113524876)
   referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
   is 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
5. A country's withdrawal from international politics (synset 101242282)
   "he opposed a policy of American isolation"
   is a type of: non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation - withdrawing from the activities of a group

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