Nomen

die Isolation

isolation, seclusion, insulation

Viele alte Menschen leiden unter sozialer Isolation.

Many old people suffer from social isolation.

Die gute Isolation des Hauses spart Energie.

The good insulation of the house saves energy.

in Isolation leben to live in isolation He lives in complete isolation.

die Isolation ((von+3)) isolation from sth./sb. The isolation from his family was hard.

Einsamkeit (loneliness), Abgeschiedenheit (seclusion) (social); Dämmung (insulation) (technical)

From Latin 'insula' (island). It describes the state of being like an island, separate from others.

It's a cognate of the English 'isolation'. Think of an 'island' (Latin: insula) to remember the core meaning of separation.

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