self-isolation
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.aɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.aɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/(of aperson, anorganization, acountry, etc.) thepracticeofintentionallykeepingyourselfseparatefrom otherpeople,organizations, etc. :
Self-isolationappearsto be morefrequentinpeoplewithhistoriesofavoidingattachment.
Japan wasopenedtoforeignideasandcultureafter 200yearsof self-isolation.
thepracticeof notleavingyourhouseand ofstayingaway from otherpeoplewhen you have, or may have, aninfectiousdisease, so that you do notinfectanyoneelse:
Self-isolation is aboutprotectingothersandslowingdown thespreadofinfectiousdiseases.
The Government isadvisingself-isolation for anyone who hastravelledback from anareawhere the coronavirus isknownto bepresent.
- Thegovernmentispursuingadestructivepathof self-isolation.
- Theyfailedbecause oftheirownarrogance, self-isolation andaggressivefreezingout of those whothoughtdifferently.
- If you areaskedto go into self-isolation, you will berequiredtostayathomefor 14days.
- The Government isdeployinga "self-isolation"strategytotacklethedisease.
Separateness and isolation in space
- apart
- apartheid
- atomistic
- atomized
- bitty
- freely
- gappy
- givesomething/someonea wide berthidiom
- hermetically sealed
- in piecesidiom
- loose
- privacy
- private
- purdah
- resegregation
- secluded
- stand-alone
- unattached
- uninhabited
- untethered
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