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isolation vs insularity

insularity vs isolation

isolation and insularity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
isolation Yes No No No
insularity Yes No No No
As nouns, insularity is a hyponym of isolation; that is, insularity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than isolation:
  • isolation: a state of separation between persons or groups
  • insularity: the state of being isolated or detached
isolation (noun) insularity (noun)
the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others the state of being isolated or detached
a country's withdrawal from international politics
a feeling of being disliked and alone
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
a state of separation between persons or groups
Difference between isolation and insularity

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