feeling of isolation

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• isolation — noun 1) their feeling of isolation Syn: solitariness, loneliness, friendlessness 2) the isolation of some mental hospitals Syn: remoteness, inaccessibility • Ant: contact …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Isolation tank — An isolation tank is a lightless, soundproof tank in which subjects float in salty water at skin temperature. They were first used by John C. Lilly in 1954 in order to test the effects of sensory deprivation. Such tanks are now also used for… …   Wikipedia

• isolation — [[t]a͟ɪsəle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Isolation is the state of feeling alone and without friends or help. → See also isolate Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness... He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while …   English dictionary

• isolation — noun (U) 1 the state of being completely separate from any other place, group etc: Because of its geographical isolation, the area developed its own unique culture. 2 a feeling of being lonely and unable to meet or speak to other people:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• isolation — 1. In microbiology, separation of an organism from others, usually by making serial cultures. 2. Separation for the period of communicability of infected persons or animals from others, so as to prevent or limit the direct or indirect… …   Medical dictionary

• Splendid isolation — was the foreign policy pursued by Britain during the late 19th century, under the Conservative premierships of Benjamin Disraeli and The Marquess of Salisbury. The term was actually coined by a Canadian M.P. to praise Britain s lack of… …   Wikipedia

• Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow — Smilla s Sense of Snow   Cover of US edition …   Wikipedia

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ART — This article is arranged according to the following outline: Antiquity to 1800 INTRODUCTION: JEWISH ATTITUDE TO ART biblical period the sanctuary and first temple period second temple period after the fall of jerusalem relation to early christian …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …   Universalium

• iso·la·tion — /ˌaısəˈleıʃən/ noun [noncount] 1 : the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others : the condition of being isolated the isolation of the mountain community political and economic isolation a feeling of isolation… …   Useful english dictionary