isolation

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a time Sabine began to feel that this isolation was a needless humiliation.

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  1. noun The act of isolating.
  2. noun The quality or condition of being isolated. See Synonyms at solitude.

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  • Trinity term began, and I was almost too busy to remember that my isolation was an act. —  The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 01
  • The characters are, as usual, few, and they have that special trait of isolation which is the birthmark of Hawthorne's creations. —  Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It lay before him to act out the tragedy of isolation which is the lot of every artist in America still, though greatly mitigated by the devotion of our first generation of national writers. —  A Study Of Hawthorne
  • Everyone is seeking a piece of the pie for themselves while guarding against total self preservation and self isolation which is counter productive.
  • Space-time clusters were defined as the isolation of 3 or more primary isolates from individual patients treated in the same hospital within a 2 month window displaying the same SpaType. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
 

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  1. = French isolation; as isolate + -ion.
 

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/aɪsəˈleɪʃən/
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