Segregation - English meaning

verb

Shut (someone) away, especially in private conference or study.

Usage examples:

He was closeted with the king

noun

A tall cupboard or wardrobe with a door, used for storage.

Usage examples:

He has a closet full of designer suits

noun

Used to refer to a state of secrecy or concealment, especially about one's homosexuality.

Usage examples:

His brother's decision to come out of the closet

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

noun

The state of being isolated or detached.

Usage examples:

I felt a sense of disconnection from the city environment

noun

The action of disconnecting or separating or the state of being disconnected.

Usage examples:

We in the west honour a long-standing dissociation between church and state

noun

The fact of being separate from and not related to something else

Usage examples:

The work finds a fairly complete dissociation between learning and sleep., the evaluation of materi…

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

noun

The process of excluding or the state of being excluded.

Usage examples:

He had a hand in my exclusion from the committee

noun

An event or situation that is not included in an insurance agreement as something for which the insurance company will pay money

Usage examples:

Many insurance policies are full of exclusions, meaning insurers can legitimately turn claims down.…

noun

The action of insulating something.

Usage examples:

Keep your home warmer through insulation

noun

The substance used in insulating

Usage examples:

Rubber is better insulation than cloth for electric wiring.

noun

The fact of being protected from something harmful

Usage examples:

Insulation against/from sth their large customer base gives them a degree of insulation from the ec…

noun

The process or fact of isolating or being isolated.

Usage examples:

Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety

noun

The condition of being separated from other people, towns, countries, etc.

Usage examples:

Geographic/rural/social isolation

verb

Divide into parts.

Usage examples:

An agreement was reached to partition the country

noun

(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts.

Usage examples:

The country's partition into separate states

noun

A structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall.

Usage examples:

The cafe was divided up by glass partitions

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

noun

A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed.

Usage examples:

Horses entering the country must stay in quarantine longer

verb

A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.

Usage examples:

Many animals die in quarantine

noun

A period of time during which a person or animal that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread

Usage examples:

The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached this country., he was quarantin…

noun

The action or state of moving or being moved apart.

Usage examples:

The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children

verb

Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.

Usage examples:

He pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare

noun

A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.

Usage examples:

Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.

noun

A person or thing providing protection.

Usage examples:

A coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt