isolation

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Synonyms: insolation, solation, desolation, solution, illation, immolation, isolato, violation, insulation, prolation, inflation

Antonyms: insolation, solation, desolation, solution, illation, immolation, isolato, violation, insulation, prolation, inflation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|uncountable}} The state of being [[isolate]]d, [[detached]], or [[separated]]; the state of being away from other people.
2. The act of [[isolating]].
3. {{lb|en|diplomacy|of a country}} The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
4. {{senseid|en|chemistry: separation of a component from a mixture}}{{lb|en|chemistry}} The obtaining of an [[element]] from one of its [[compound]]s, or of a compound from a [[mixture]]
5. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[separation]] of a [[patient]], suffering from a [[contagious]] [[disease]], from [[contact]] with others (compare: {{l|en|quarantine}})
6. {{lb|en|databases}} A [[database]] property that determines when and how changes made in one [[transaction]] are [[visible]] to other [[concurrent]] transactions.
7. {{lb|en|psychology}} A [[Freudian]] [[defense mechanism]] in which a person [[suppress]]es a [[harmful]] [[thought]] from developing into a [[train of thought]].

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