isolated
pronunciation
How to pronounce isolated in British English:
UK [ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd]
How to pronounce isolated in American English:
US [ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- not close together in time
- being or feeling set or kept apart from others
- marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements
- cut off or left behind
- under forced isolation especially for health reasons
- remote and separate physically or socially
Word Origin
- isolated (adj.)
- 1763, from French isolé "isolated" (17c.) + English -ated (see -ate (2)). The French word is from Italian isolato, from Latin insulatus "made into an island," from insula "island." The French word was used at first in English (isole, also isole'd, c. 1750), then after isolate became an English word, isolated became its past participle.
Example
- 1. This is not an isolated example .
- 2. Walentin ivano 's murder was no isolated act of brutality .
- 3. But markets would not be so concerned if iran were an isolated black spot .
- 4. The first proto-dogs probably remained fairly isolated from each other for several thousand years .
- 5. They may feel isolated and rejected by their peers .