feeling of isolation

collocation in English

meaningsoffeelingandisolation

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feeling
noun
uk
/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/us
/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/
the fact of feeling ...
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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 offeelingandisolationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The artificial cutting and the separation of the words reinforce thisfeelingofisolation.
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Most patients referred to afeelingofisolationat some point during illness.
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It not only aids in overcoming afeelingofisolation—being cut off from their fellow human beings—but also helps in getting to know people.
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It takes away thefeelingofisolationthat some communities have.
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The aim must be to have adequate transport: without it, life in the rural areas becomes almost impossible because of thefeelingofisolation.
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I still believe that up to a point there is afeelingofisolation, and one can see the object of the exercise there.
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That is because of thefeelingofisolationexperienced by those regarded as different by their neighbours.
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Those of us who deal with disabled people know that this tremendousfeelingofisolationmust be overcome.
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We know that many minders, both registered and unregistered, suffer from afeelingofisolation.
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There would still be the samefeelingofisolationwhich, no matter which party is involved, exists to-day.
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That has had the effect of widening horizons and combating thefeelingofisolationwhich so often afflicts schools in rural areas.
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They suffer from afeelingofisolationand a feeling of segregation from the normal stream of industrial productivity.
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City people have afeelingofisolation.
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These are all everyday considerations for the inhabitants, and they have led to afeelingofisolationand the view that the whole development has not been thought out properly.
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The child minder operates in isolation, often isolated from other adults, and contact with the social services could give support and reduce thefeelingofisolationor even stress.
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From 1791 however, the more regular arrival of ships and the beginnings of trade lessened thefeelingofisolationand improved supplies.
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Increasing frailty, possible declines in overall health, absent or uninvolved relatives or children, economic struggles can all add to thefeelingofisolation.
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It seemed important to us to create afeelingofisolation.
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From 1791 on, however, the more regular arrival of ships and the beginnings of trade lessened thefeelingofisolationand improved supplies.
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