26984 words

isolated

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
not near to other places:

Examples:

an isolated farm/village
2
happening or existing only once, separate:

Examples:

There were only a few isolated cases of violent behaviour.
3
feeling unhappy because of not seeing or talking to other people:

Examples:

Working at home was making her feel increasingly isolated.
4
not near other things or people of the same kind:

Examples:

geographically/politically/socially isolated
isolated island/village You have brought the resources of the modern world to that isolated village.
5
happening alone, separately, or only once:

Examples:

isolated case/incident/instance This is not an isolated case of fraud but one of the biggest corruption scandals in history.

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