1. causing someone to feel alone or cut off from others
2. relating to or characterized by isolation
Usage: technical

1. present participle of isolate; separating or setting apart from others
Usage: present participle form

Examples

• The scientist is isolating the bacteria in the laboratory.
• Working from home can be isolating for some people.
• The storm is isolating the mountain village from the rest of the town.
• She found the new job isolating because she worked alone all day.
• The researchers are isolating the chemical compound for further study.
• Living in a foreign country without speaking the language felt isolating.
• The quarantine measures were isolating infected patients from healthy ones.