Definisi : in ~, a. in solitariness, terasing, terpencil: he lived in ~ in the country, dia hidup terpencil di desa; b. detached, separate from others, terasing; c. independently, sendirian: it would be unrealistic to think that we can act in ~ without regard to other members of the community, tdk realistik memikirkan bahawa kita dapat bertindak sendirian tanpa menimbangkan anggota masyarakat yg lain; d. without regard to similar matters, relationships, etc, secara berasingan: we cannot possibly deal with the matter in ~ as there are external factors which should be taken into account, tdk mungkin kita mengendalikan perkara itu secara berasingan krn terdapat faktor-faktor luaran yg mesti diambil kira. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. state of being, a. (cut off from other people, places, etc) keterasingan: the ~ of city life, keterasingan hidup di kota ; b. (alone, lonely) kesepian, kesunyian, (keadaan) /terasing, terpencil/: unwed mothers who live a miserable life in ~, ibu-ibu yg tdk berkahwin yg hidup dlm kesedihan dan kesepian; 2. act, process of, a. (causing so. to be cut of from others because of disease) pengasingan: ~ is the only method of controlling the spread of the disease, pengasingan ialah satu-satunya cara utk mengawal merebaknya penyakit tersebut; ~ ward, wad pengasingan; b. (alienating) pemulauan; c. (separating from other substances) mengasingkan: the ~ of a cancer cell, pengasingan sel kanser; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)