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isolation vs detachment

detachment vs isolation

isolation and detachment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
isolation Yes No No No
detachment Yes No No No
As nouns, detachment is a hyponym of isolation; that is, detachment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than isolation:
  • isolation: a state of separation between persons or groups
  • detachment: the state of being isolated or detached
isolation (noun) detachment (noun)
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
Difference between isolation and detachment

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