desocializing
Pulling away socially
Desocializing is the process of withdrawing from social interaction or reducing someone's capacity for it.
A pandemic might be desocializing for children who miss key developmental experiences.
Institutions can desocialize individuals by isolating them: Prison is desocializing—you forget how to make small talk.
The opposite of socializing in both its senses.
Emotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
disengagement · detachment · disaffiliation · anomie · isolation · withdrawal · distancing · separation
Extended leave from work
- hiatusBreak in activity
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
monastery · ashram · solitary · sequestration · cloistering · escape · getaway · hideaway
Removing from power source
- deactivatingRendering inoperative
- unfollowingStopping updates from someone
- unfriendingSevering an online connection
- mutingSuppressing sound output
blocking · offline · disconnecting · ghosting · lurking
State of being alone
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- quietnessLack of sound
- reservedRestrained in manner
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
hermit · loner · homebody · reticent · inward-looking · contemplative · inner-directed · unsociable
Releasing long-term patients systemwide
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
- decarcerationReducing imprisonment rates
- outpatientTreated without admission
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
transition · discharge · release · aftercare · normalization
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- ostracismBanishment from a group
exclusion · disengagement · detachment · disaffiliation · anomie · isolation · withdrawal · distancing · separation · loneliness
sabbatical
Extended leave from work
- hiatusBreak in activity
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
hermitage · monastery · ashram · solitary · sequestration · cloistering · escape · getaway · hideaway · sanctuary
unplugging
Removing from power source
- deactivatingRendering inoperative
- unfollowingStopping updates from someone
- unfriendingSevering an online connection
muting · blocking · offline · disconnecting · ghosting · lurking
solitude
State of being alone
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- quietnessLack of sound
- reservedRestrained in manner
reclusive · hermit · loner · homebody · reticent · inward-looking · contemplative · inner-directed · unsociable · uncommunicative
deinstitutionalization
Releasing long-term patients systemwide
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
- decarcerationReducing imprisonment rates
- outpatientTreated without admission
reintegration · transition · discharge · release · aftercare · normalization
desocializingsocializing
Engaging with others recreationally
integrating · connecting · bonding · engaging · mingling
desocializingincluding
Containing as part
incorporating · assimilating · mainstreaming · welcoming · embracing
desocializingsocializing
Engaging with others recreationally
acculturating · resocializing · civilizing · domesticating · assimilating
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