self-seclusion
Chosen social retreat
Self-seclusion is the act of withdrawing from others by choice, isolating oneself from social contact.
Unlike forced isolation, self-seclusion implies deliberate retreat: After the scandal, she lived in self-seclusion for years.
The term often suggests a prolonged or habitual withdrawal rather than a brief period alone.
Secluded religious dwelling
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- meditationFocused attention practice
contemplation · renunciation · monk · anchorite · solitude · asceticism · pilgrimage · silence
Freedom from observation
- solitudeState of being alone
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
sabbatical · staycation · off-grid · writer · artist · creative · thinking · reflection
Complete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
introversion · shutdown · cocooning · hiding · detachment · escapism · coping · overwhelm
One choosing isolation
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- shut-inPerson confined indoors
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
NEET · Japan · youth · phenomenon · pressure · shame · internet · gaming
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- isolationComplete separation from others
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
confinement · cocooning · masks · contact-tracing · shelter-in-place · restrictions · zoom · indoor
hermitage
Secluded religious dwelling
meditation · contemplation · renunciation · monk · anchorite · solitude · asceticism · pilgrimage · silence · fasting
privacy
Freedom from observation
unplugging · sabbatical · staycation · off-grid · writer · artist · creative · thinking · reflection · recharging
isolation
Complete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- depressionProlonged low state
anxiety · introversion · shutdown · cocooning · hiding · detachment · escapism · coping · overwhelm · burnout
recluse
One choosing isolation
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- shut-inPerson confined indoors
- withdrawalAct of taking away
bedroom · NEET · Japan · youth · phenomenon · pressure · shame · internet · gaming · parents
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- isolationComplete separation from others
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
bubble · confinement · cocooning · masks · contact-tracing · shelter-in-place · restrictions · zoom · indoor · symptoms
self-seclusionsociability
Tendency toward friendly interaction
gregariousness · social engagement · mingling · conviviality · extroversion
self-seclusionpublic exposure
State of being visible to all
public life · prominence · publicity · visibility · exhibitionism
self-seclusionimprisonment
Legal detention in jail
incarceration · detention · captivity · quarantine · house arrest
self, seclusion, seclude, secluded, secluding, selves, selfhood, selfless, selflessness