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.