reclusion
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7.8
- noun
- /rɪˈkluːʒən/
:
reclusión
- Thus was her reclusion perfected.
Once you got to the league, yes, that's when the real, like, hiding and reclusion started.
- Once you got to the league, yes, that's when the real, like, hiding and reclusion started.
Examples
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After years of reclusion, she finally felt ready to reconnect with the outside world.
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In reclusion again, I write to my father.
Fiction book (1999) -
News has reported that after 15 years of reclusion, Richard is finally coming out of hiding.
Blog text (9) -
Go into reclusion?
Blog text (8) -
Day and night, women sat vigil, stationed by her door, enforcing her reclusion.
Fiction book (1999) -
Nowadays, the situation seems radically changed; many studies have appeared on the themes of the rhetorical construction of social enemies, of reclusion, and violence against different forms of otherness in various cultural and geographical contexts.
Academic text (2017) -
His choice of reclusion allowed him to focus on his art without distractions.
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Many writers seek reclusion in remote places to find inspiration and solitude.
Synonyms
172
3.7
A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally
54
5.2
Being alone and feeling calm by choice
22
6.5
A state of being private and away from other people
7
2.8
A liking for being alone without feeling sad
5
6.5
Being by yourself and choosing quiet time instead of being with others
1
8.2
A tendency to live alone and avoid social contact
1
7.9
Being alone and liking quiet time by oneself
Antonyms
How Withdrawn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reclusion comes from the parts re- 'back' and clud/clus 'to close', which you can see in the words close and closet. So, reclusion means being 'shut away' or living apart from others, often by choice.