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French word
isolement
Pronunciation
IPA/izɔləmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounisolation
Example
L'isolement social peut être difficile à supporter.
Social isolation can be difficult to bear.
More examples
Pendant la pandémie, l'isolement a touché beaucoup de personnes.
During the pandemic, isolation affected many people.
Core concept
A person cut off from regular contact and left without nearby social support.
Common phrases
isolement social
social isolation
isolement volontaire
voluntary isolation
isolement prolongé
prolonged isolation
Similar words
solitude: A state of choosing to be alone.
exclusion: Being shut out of a group or society and cut off from social ties.
retrait: A self-chosen withdrawal that reduces contact with other people.
séparation: The state of people or things being apart from one another.
Definition in French
Condition de séparation, souvent ressentie comme l'absence de soutien social ou d'interactions régulières.
Word origin
Isolement combines isoler with the suffix -ment; isoler comes through Italian isolare from Latin insula, meaning 'island'.
Usage tips
- Isolement is masculine, so standard forms include un isolement and l'isolement.
Other meanings
- lonelinessnoun
Opposites
- intégrationintegrationnoun
- sociabilitésociabilitynoun