self-quarantine
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self-quarantine
- /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒɹəntiːn/
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From self- + quarantine.
verb self-quarantines · self-quarantining · self-quarantined
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To refrain from physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.
He said that he became sick with relatively mild symptoms about a week ago and self-quarantined at his home.
Similar: self-isolate
noun self-quarantines
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Isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.
We apply this model to a large urban area (9 million people) and evaluate the effect of situational awareness (early detection and response) and several response measures, such as mass vaccination, quarantine, closure, mass-transit shutdown, and voluntary self-quarantine on the spread of the epidemi
Similar: self-isolation, home quarantine, home isolation
Translations
Every language
noun isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals
| 中文 | 隔離 /隔离 gélí |
|---|---|
| Português | auto quarentena |
| Deutsch | Selbstquarantäne |
| Italiano | autoquarantena |
| Română | autocarantină |
Talk about this word "self-quarantine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/self-quarantine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. self-quarantine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/self-quarantine "self-quarantine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/self-quarantine.Cite this
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title = {self-quarantine},
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