the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection |
a country's withdrawal from international politics | coming apart |
a feeling of being disliked and alone | avoiding emotional involvement |
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it | a small unit of troops of special composition |
a state of separation between persons or groups | the state of being isolated or detached |