noun

isolation

Translation

isolation, solitude, seclusion

The patient was kept in isolation.

Feelings of isolation are common among the elderly.

The country's political isolation has ended.

in isolation in a state of being alone He works in complete isolation.

isolation from (sth./sb.) the state of being separate from (sth./sb.) Their isolation from the world was total.

Synonyms: solitude, seclusion, loneliness; Antonyms: connection, community, inclusion

From Latin 'insula' (island). The state of being like an island.

Think of 'isolation' as the state of being on an 'island' (insula), completely alone.