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Engelsk substantiv: isolation

1. isolation (om tilstand) a state of separation between persons or groups


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkseparation


Mere spesifikke uttrykkalienation, anomie, anomy, concealment, detachment, estrangement, insularism, insularity, insulation, loneliness, privacy, privateness, purdah, quarantine, secrecy, solitariness, solitude, solitude

2. isolation (om følelse) a feeling of being disliked and alone


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkalienation, disaffection, estrangement

3. isolation (om handling) the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)closing off


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkseparation


Mere spesifikke uttrykkquarantine

4. isolation (om prosess) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkdefence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction


Overordnet kategoripsychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology

5. isolation (om handling) a country's withdrawal from international politics


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe opposed a policy of American isolation.


Mindre spesifikke uttrykknon-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation









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