reclusion.

The state or practice of living apart from society.

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Words that belong together

• life of reclusion
• voluntary reclusion

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The diary described a life of reclusion.

Her reclusion began after the family moved.

He distinguished voluntary reclusion from enforced confinement.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Usually mass noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.