isolation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The state of being alone or separated from other people

   She lived her final year in complete isolation.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of keeping one thing apart from others

   The new factor was tested in isolation from the rest of the system.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of keeping a sick person away from others to stop a disease spreading

   The patient was kept in isolation for a week.

First attested in 1800. From French isolation, from isolé, placed on an island (thus away from other people). Equivalent to isolate + -ion.

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