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noun
The tendency or proclivity to seclude oneself, especially from the presence of others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: rare except psychology
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences, social-science, sociology
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Synonyms: seclusiveness
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English seclusive Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English seclusivity By surface analysis, seclusive + -ity.
