isolation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a state of separation between persons or groups
  2. noun a feeling of being disliked and alone
  3. noun the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

Etymology

First attested in 1800. From French isolation, from isolé, placed on an island (thus away from other people). Equivalent to isolate + -ion.

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