Meanings
plural isolationisms
- countableuncountableA national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).
=Many hope the period of American isolationism and country-first populism under President Trump will give way to an era of renewed U.S. global leadership and embrace of multilateralism to tackle common challenges.
2020, 7 November, Shibani Mahtani, Miriam Berger, World now looks at how Biden will reshape U.S. policies after turbulent Trump era, The Washington Post, page number not applicable1 more example
Isolationism fueled by the tribalistic and populist appeals made so effective on the Internet have led to attacks on immigrants, the vote for Britain to leave the European Union (known as Brexit), and the increase in regional conflicts around the globe.
2022, Jon M. Garon, Parenting for the Digital Generation, page 242
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Arabic اِنْعِزَالِيَّة
- اِنْعِزَالِيَّة (inʕizāliyya)policy of non-interaction
Bulgarian изолационизъм
- изолационизъм (izolacionizăm)policy of non-interaction
Catalan aïllacionisme
- aïllacionismepolicy of non-interaction
Chinese Mandarin 孤立主義 /孤立主义
- 孤立主義 /孤立主义 (gūlìzhǔyì)policy of non-interaction
Czech izolacionismus, izolacionizmus
- izolacionismuspolicy of non-interaction
- izolacionizmuspolicy of non-interaction
Dutch isolationisme
- isolationismepolicy of non-interaction
Finnish eristäytyminen, isolationismi
- eristäytyminenpolicy of non-interaction
- isolationismipolicy of non-interaction
French isolationnisme
- isolationnismepolicy of non-interaction
German Isolationismus
- Isolationismuspolicy of non-interaction
Hungarian izolacionizmus
- izolacionizmuspolicy of non-interaction
Indonesian isolasionisme
- isolasionismepolicy of non-interaction
Italian isolazionismo
- isolazionismopolicy of non-interaction
Japanese 孤立主義
- 孤立主義 (koritsushugi)policy of non-interaction
Korean 고립주의
- 고립주의 (goripjuui)policy of non-interaction
Māori angataratahitanga
- angataratahitangapolicy of non-interaction
Persian انزواطلبی
- انزواطلبیpolicy of non-interaction
Polish autarkia, autarkizm
- autarkiapolicy of non-interaction
- autarkizmpolicy of non-interaction
- izolacjonizmpolicy of non-interaction
Portuguese isolacionismo
- isolacionismopolicy of non-interaction
Russian изоляциони́зм
- изоляциони́зм (izoljacionízm)policy of non-interaction
Spanish aislacionismo
- aislacionismopolicy of non-interaction
Swedish isolationism
- isolationismpolicy of non-interaction
Ukrainian ізоляціоні́зм
- ізоляціоні́зм (izoljacionízm)policy of non-interaction
Cite this entry
isolationism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isolationism
“isolationism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isolationism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isolationism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isolationism.
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