Word of the Day - Isolation

i·so·la·tion
[ahy-suh-ley-shuh n, is-uh-]

–noun
1.an act or instance of isolating.


2.the state of being isolated.

3.the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine.

4.the separation of a nation from other nations by isolationism.

5.Psychoanalysis . a process whereby an idea or memory is divested of its emotional component.

6.Sociology . social isolation.