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self-quarantine

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒɹəntiːn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-isolation, home quarantine, home isolation

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To refrain from physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-isolate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From self- + quarantine.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 隔離 /隔离 (gélí) — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Dutch: zelfquarantaine — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Dutch: thuisquarantaine — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Finnish: omaehtoinen karanteeni — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Georgian: თვითკარანტინი (tvitḳaranṭini) — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • German: Selbstquarantäne — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Hungarian: önkéntes karantén — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Italian: autoquarantena — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Polish: samoizolacja — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Portuguese: auto quarentena — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Romanian: autocarantină — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
  • Swedish: självkarantän — isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals