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loneliness vs isolation

isolation vs loneliness

loneliness and isolation both are nouns.

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

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