isolation

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Noun
a state of separation between persons or groups
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a feeling of being disliked and alone
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the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
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a country''s withdrawal from international politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation"