isolation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app. ... 2isolation (from somebody/something) the ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP AmericanEnglish English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofisolationnounfromtheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionary   isolation nounnounNAmE//ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn// [uncountable] jumptootherresults1theactofseparatingsomeoneorsomething;thestateofbeingseparategeographicalisolationanisolationhospital/ward(=forpeoplewithinfectiousdiseases)isolation(fromsomebody/something)Thecountryhasbeenthreatenedwithcompleteisolationfromtheinternationalcommunityunlesstheatrocitiesstop.theisolationofthepoliovirus Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. 2isolation(fromsomebody/something)thestateofbeingaloneorlonelyManyunemployedpeopleexperiencefeelingsofisolationanddepression.Idiomsinisolation(fromsomebody/something) jumptootherresultsseparately;aloneTomakesense,thesefiguresshouldnotbelookedatinisolation.Wordsarepronounceddifferentlyinisolationfromhowtheyarepronouncedincontext.SeeisolationintheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionaryCheckpronunciation:isolation Nearbywords isolatedadjective isolatingadjective isolationnoun isolationismnoun isomernoun