Synonyms of isolation

1. isolation, separation: usage: a state of separation between persons or groups
2. isolation, alienation, disaffection, estrangement: usage: a feeling of being disliked and alone
3. isolation, closing off, separation: usage: the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
4. isolation, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence: usage: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
5. isolation, non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement: usage: a country's withdrawal from international politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation"