isolated

Definition

  • adjective: separate from others
  • adjective: occurring alone or once
  • synonyms: detached, insulated, insular

Examples

  • She felt 'isolated' [='alone'] in her new school. [=she felt unhappy because of being separated from people she knew]

  • There have been reports of 'isolated' [='sporadic'] outbreaks of the disease.

  • Certain patients must be 'isolated from' the others in a separate ward.

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Movie quotes

  • (..) He fell to a share. The following year, his wife died, and he was left a childless widower... with an rating and a share. He became morose and isolated, began to drink heavily. On September , , he was fired... effective in two weeks. The news was broken to him (..)
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