{
    "term": "isolation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of separating somebody/something; the state of being separate",
            "sensetop": "isolation (from somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "geographical isolation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **isolation hospital/ward** *(= for people with infectious diseases)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country has been threatened with complete isolation from the international community unless the atrocities stop.",
                    "contextForm": "isolation (from somebody/something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lives in **splendid isolation** *(= far from, or in a superior position to, everyone else)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the isolation of the polio virus"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country could face international isolation if it does not withdraw its troops."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The figures should not be looked at in isolation but as part of a pattern."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tower stands in splendid isolation on the cliff edge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the enforced isolation of life in an Arctic weather station"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the social isolation of single mothers at home with their babies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lives in splendid isolation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was taken to an isolation hospital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her social isolation was made worse by her inability to drive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Isolation from family and friends also contributes to their problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had difficulties coping with the strain and isolation of being a single parent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an isolation hospital/​ward"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "total", "relative"],
                "verb + isolation": ["experience", "suffer", "suffer from"],
                "isolation + noun": ["hospital", "room", "ward"],
                "preposition": ["in isolation"],
                "phrases": ["in splendid isolation"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the state of being alone or lonely",
            "sensetop": "isolation (from somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Many unemployed people experience feelings of isolation and depression."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "total", "relative"],
                "verb + isolation": ["experience", "suffer", "suffer from"],
                "isolation + noun": ["hospital", "room", "ward"],
                "preposition": ["in isolation"],
                "phrases": ["in splendid isolation"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "separately; alone",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "To make sense, these figures should not be looked at in isolation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Words are pronounced differently in isolation from how they are pronounced in context."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "is/isolation/isolation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "is/isolation/isolation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: from isolate, partly on the pattern of French isolation."
}