Isolation and Longing

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Isolation noun - The state of being alone or kept apart from others.

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Longing and isolation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Longing" instead a noun "Isolation".

Longing noun - A strong wish for something.

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Isolation and longing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Isolation" instead a noun "Longing".

Nearby Words: longed, longingly

emotional	emotional isolation	emotional longing
physical	physical isolation	physical longing
constant	constant isolation	constant longing
extreme	extreme isolation	extreme longing
Other adjectives: intense, quiet, social, sexual, increasing, sudden.

When we first meet Oskar, and again after Eli leaves, he presses his hand against his window, perhaps an expression of his isolation and longing for connection.

Source: Literature / Let the Right One In

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