sense of isolation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsenseandisolation
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sense
noun
uk/sens/us/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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isolation
noun[U]
uk/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/
the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you ...
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(Definition ofsenseandisolationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The elevators were frequently not working, increasing thesenseofisolation, especially for the elderly.
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This can be embarrassing for patients, relatives and carers, and can act as a barrier to communication, increasing the sufferer'ssenseofisolation.
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Thesenseofisolationand detachment reinforced their feelings of powerlessness and alienation.
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Unable to cross the room she was hit by an overwhelmingsenseofisolation.
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A six monthly visit to see the consultant reduced theirsenseofisolation.
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Another informant talks about his increasing confinement andsenseofisolationnow he is unable to get out, despite longing to be actively involved with the community.
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Theirsenseofisolationwas particularly acute if the adult children were too busy to take them out at the weekends, leaving many feeling powerless and trapped.
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A failure to comprehend which cannot be role-played - is far more devastating, as it imposes asenseofisolationand bewilderment whose severity can only be hinted at.
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Periodic war scares in the early post-partition era compounded its leading citizens'senseofisolation.
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It creates asenseofisolation.
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Members of the public generally do not appreciate thesenseofisolationwhich deafness can bring.
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We are determined that they shall no longer suffer, as so many do, from a dreadsenseofisolation.
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As a result of policies followed in many inner cities, an increasingsenseofisolationis felt by elderly people.
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People do not have as much contact with their neighbours as they used to, which creates asenseofisolationin communities.
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So far as possible, it is the duty of those in authority to break down thissenseofisolationfrom home and family.
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That adds to pensioners'senseofisolation.
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They are compounded by thesenseofisolation, the strains of keeping children quiet and anxieties about the children's safety.
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My point about thesenseofisolationis a serious one.
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The more they are chivvied from pillar to post, the greater thesenseofisolation, and the greater the nuisance they become.
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