isolation

noun · eye-suh-LAY-shun

CEFR C1

being kept apart from other people

अलगाव, एकांत

Usage

in isolationa sense of isolationan isolation ward

Examples

Patients with chickenpox stay in isolation for a week.

Old people living alone often feel a sense of isolation.

Common mistake

He was kept on isolation for ten days.

He was kept in isolation for ten days.

We say in isolation, not on isolation.

Remember: Isolation: alone, like an island.

Useful for

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