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/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ · noun
(chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people..
She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.
As of 1975, diplomatic ostracism is still imposed by the Organization of American States (OAS). The inter-American community also exercises a trade embargo against Cuba. But even within this context of hemispheric isolation, Havana’s diplomacy is strikingly contradictory.
Israel could offer to ease North Korea’s isolation with diplomatic recognition, […] ¶ […] But Washington’s strategy of increasing North Korean isolation left no room for back-channel talks with Tel Aviv, […]
It [Europe] now pressed Washington to begin direct talks with Tehran, but Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, Rice’s point man on Iran, still stressed that diplomatic isolation of Iran—and not diplomatic engagement—was the only acceptable approach for dealing with the Iranian nuclear challenge.
Upon returning from the field, he went into isolation for a week so as not to infect anyone with potential diseases.
Use isolation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Isolation means (chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people..
Common synonyms include aloneness, seclusion, isolation, loneliness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.
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