nnoun.statea state of separation between persons or groupsDerivationally Related Form:isolate
Hypernyms:separation
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationseparationstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:alienationanomieanomyconcealmentdetachmentestrangementinsularisminsularityinsulationlonelinessprivacyprivatenesspurdahquarantinesecrecysolitarinesssolitude
Full Hyponyms:alienationanomiebosomconfidentialityhiddennesshidinginsulationlonelinessprivacyquarantinesolitude
nnoun.feelinga feeling of being disliked and aloneHypernyms:alienation disaffection estrangement
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationalienationdislikefeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of isolating something; setting something apart from othersSynset:closing off
Hypernyms:separation
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationseparationgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationseparationgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:quarantine
nnoun.process(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with itTopic:psychiatrypsychological medicinepsychopathology
Derivationally Related Form:isolate
Hypernyms:defence defence mechanism defence reaction defense defense mechanism defense reaction
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationdefense mechanismprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationdefense mechanismpsychoanalytic processhuman processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.acta country's withdrawal from international politicsExamples:- he opposed a policy of American isolation
Hypernyms:non-engagement non-involvement nonparticipation
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationnon-engagementgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:isolationnon-engagementgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity