isolation
/,aɪsə'leɪʃən/
noun
9 letters4 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others.
2
A country's withdrawal from international politics.
“he opposed a policy of American isolation”
3
A feeling of being disliked and alone.
4
A state of separation between persons or groups.
5
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it.
WORD FORMS
Related formisolate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinisolationway
Starts & ends withI … N
Syllablesi · so · la · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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