isolation
//ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən//
formalForms
- Plural
- isolations
Definitions
1.The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
- She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.
2.The act of isolating.
3.The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
4.The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4972
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
First attested in 1800.
From French isolation, from isolé, placed on an island (thus away from other people).
Equivalent to isolate + -ion.