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Isolation

The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

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Alienation 76% connected

The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.

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Defence 76% connected

See Defense.

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Defense 76% connected

Alt. of Defence

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Disaffection 76% connected

State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.

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Estrangement 76% connected

The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation.

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Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Alienation 76% connected

The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.

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Anomy 76% connected

Disregard or violation of law.

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Concealment 76% connected

The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

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Detachment 76% connected

The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

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Estrangement 76% connected

The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation.

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Insularity 76% connected

The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation.

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Insulation 76% connected

The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

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Loneliness 76% connected

The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

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Privacy 76% connected

The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

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Privateness 76% connected

Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.

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Purdah 76% connected

A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains.

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Quarantine 76% connected

A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.

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Secrecy 76% connected

The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.

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Solitariness 76% connected

Condition of being solitary.

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Solitude 76% connected

state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness.

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Insulate 74% connected

To make an island of.

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Insulate 74% connected

To make an island of.

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Isolate 74% connected

To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.

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Isolate 74% connected

To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.

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