Synonyms: closing off, isolation
Definition: the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
Similar words: separation
Definition: the social act of separating or parting company
Usage: the separation of church and state
Synonyms: isolation
Definition: a country's withdrawal from international politics
Usage: he opposed a policy of American isolation
Similar words: non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation
Definition: withdrawing from the activities of a group
Synonyms: isolation
Definition: a feeling of being disliked and alone
Similar words: disaffection, estrangement, alienation
Definition: the feeling of being alienated from other people
Synonyms: isolation
Definition: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
Similar words: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction
Definition: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Synonyms: isolation
Definition: a state of separation between persons or groups
Similar words: separation
Definition: the state of lacking unity