Seclude

/səˈkluːd/ verb

Definition

To seclude someone or yourself is to keep away from other people, often in a quiet or private place.

Etymology

From Latin “secludere” meaning “to shut off, to separate,” from “se-” meaning “apart” and “claudere” meaning “to close.” The core image is closing something away from the rest.

Kelly Says

Secluding can feel peaceful or lonely depending on whether you choose it. The same closed door can be a refuge or a prison, and the word sits right on that emotional border.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
afsonder
AF-son-der
AMአማርኛ
ማገልገል
ma-ge-lul-ge-lil
ARالعربية
يعزل
ya'-ZIL
BGБългарски
изолирам
ee-zo-LI-ram
BNবাংলা
বিচ্ছিন্ন করা
bich-chhin-no ko-ra
CACatalà
aïllar
a-i-YAR
CSČeština
izolovat
ee-zo-lo-VAT
DADansk
afskærme
AF-sker-me
DEDeutsch
absondern
ap-ZON-dern
ELΕλληνικά
απομονώνω
a-po-mo-NO-no
ESEspañol
aislar
ai-SLAR
ETEesti
eraldama
e-ral-DA-ma
EUEuskara
bakartu
ba-KAR-tu
FAفارسی
منزوی کردن
man-za-vi kar-dan
FISuomi
eristää
E-ris-taa
FRFrançais
isoler
ee-zo-LE
GLGalego
illar
ee-YAR
HEעברית
להתבדל
le-hit-ba-DEL
HIहिन्दी
अलग करना
alag kar-NA
HRHrvatski
izolirati
ee-zo-LI-ra-ti
HUMagyar
elzár
el-ZAAR
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengasingkan
me-nga-SING-kan
ITItaliano
isolare
ee-zo-LA-re
JA日本語
隔離する
ka-ku-ri su-ru
KO한국어
격리하다
gyeong-ri-ha-da
LTLietuvių
izoliuoti
ee-zo-lyu-O-ti
LVLatviešu
izolēt
ee-zo-LEET
MNМонгол
тусгаарлах
tus-gaar-lakh
MSBahasa Melayu
mengasingkan
me-nga-SING-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ခွဲထုတ်
khwe-htote
NLNederlands
afzonderen
AF-zon-de-ren
NONorsk
avskjære
AV-shyer-re
PLPolski
izolować
ee-zo-LO-vach
PTPortuguês
isolar
ee-zo-LAR
RORomână
izola
ee-zo-LA
RUРусский
изолировать
ee-zo-lee-RO-vat
SKSlovenčina
izolovať
ee-zo-lo-VAT
SLSlovenščina
izolirati
ee-zo-LI-ra-ti
SRСрпски
изолирати
ee-zo-LI-ra-ti
SVSvenska
avskilja
AV-skil-ya
SWKiswahili
kutenga
ku-TE-nga
TAதமிழ்
தனிமைப்படுத்து
ta-ni-mai-pa-du-tu
TEతెలుగు
ఏకాంతంలో ఉంచు
e-kaan-tam-lo un-chu
THไทย
แยก
yaek
TRTürkçe
izole etmek
ee-zo-LE et-mek
UKУкраїнська
ізолювати
ee-zo-lyu-VA-ty
URاردو
الگ کرنا
alag kar-NA
VITiếng Việt
cô lập
ko lap
ZH中文
隔离
gé lí

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Seclusion has been applied disproportionately to women in various cultures—through practices like purdah or confinement—often justified through gendered notions of honor and safety. Language around seclusion has sometimes obscured coercion by framing it as protection.

Inclusive Usage

Describe seclusion neutrally and specify agency: whether someone chooses seclusion or is forced into it, avoiding euphemisms that hide gendered control.

Inclusive Alternatives

["isolate","withdraw","separate"]

Empowerment Note

Women who resisted or reinterpreted seclusion norms have contributed to movements for mobility, education, and public participation.

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