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isolation vs loneliness

loneliness vs isolation

isolation and loneliness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
isolation Yes No No No
loneliness Yes No No No
As nouns, loneliness is a hyponym of isolation; that is, loneliness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than isolation:
  • isolation: a state of separation between persons or groups
  • loneliness: the state of being alone in solitary isolation
isolation (noun) loneliness (noun)
the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others a disposition toward being alone
a country's withdrawal from international politics sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
a feeling of being disliked and alone the state of being alone in solitary isolation
(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 loneliness

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