Isolation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of separation between persons or groups

a feeling of being disliked and alone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he opposed a policy of American isolation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

closing off

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of separation between persons or groups
noun	a feeling of being disliked and alone
noun	the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
noun	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
noun	a country's withdrawal from international politics “he opposed a policy of American isolation”

Word Forms

isolate

verb

place or set apart

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Isolierung

ein Zustand der Trennung zwischen Personen oder Gruppen

🇫🇷French

isolement

un état de séparation entre des personnes ou des groupes

🇪🇸Spanish

aislamiento

un estado de separación entre personas o grupos

🇮🇹Italian

isolamento

uno stato di separazione tra persone o gruppi

🇳🇱Dutch

isolatie

een staat van scheiding tussen personen of groepen

🇵🇹Portuguese

isolamento

um estado de separação entre pessoas ou grupos

🇷🇺Russian

изоляция

состояние разделения между людьми или группами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकांत

व्यक्तियों या समूहों के बीच अलगाव की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

আলাদা করা

ব্যক্তি বা গোষ্ঠীর মধ্যে বিচ্ছিন্নতার একটি অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமைப்படுத்துதல்

நபர்கள் அல்லது குழுக்களுக்கிடையில் பிரிந்த நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిగా ఉంచడం

వ్యక్తులు లేదా సమూహాల మధ్య విభజన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अलगीकरण

व्यक्ती किंवा गटांमधील विभक्त होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

આઇસોલેશન

વ્યક્તિઓ અથવા જૂથો વચ્ચે અલગ થવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഐസൊലേഷൻ

വ്യക്തികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗ്രൂപ്പുകൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള വേർപിരിയൽ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਾਂਤਵਾਸ

ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਵੱਖ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

علیحدگی

افراد یا گروہوں کے درمیان علیحدگی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隔离

人或团体之间的分离状态

🇯🇵Japanese

分離

人またはグループ間の分離状態

🇰🇷Korean

격리

개인이나 집단 사이의 분리 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cách ly

một trạng thái tách biệt giữa những người hoặc nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

การแยกตัว

สถานะของการแยกระหว่างบุคคลหรือกลุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

isolasi

keadaan pemisahan antara orang atau kelompok

🇲🇾Malay

pengasingan

keadaan pemisahan antara orang atau kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عزل

حالة الانفصال بين الأشخاص أو الجماعات

🇮🇷Persian

انزوا

حالت جدایی بین افراد یا گروه ها

🇹🇷Turkish

izolasyon

kişiler veya gruplar arasında ayrılma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בידוד

מצב של הפרדה בין אנשים או קבוצות

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