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re·cluse (rĕk'lūs', rĭ-klūs')  |
A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.
adj.Withdrawn from the world; reclusive.
[Middle English, from Old French reclus, from Latin reclūsus, past participle of reclūdere, to shut up : re-, re- + claudere, to close.]
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A recluse is someone in isolation who hides away from the attention of the public, a person who lives in solitude, i.e. seclusion from intercourse with the world. The word is from the Latin recludere, which means "shut up" or "sequester".
A person may become a recluse for many reasons: a celebrity may seek to escape the attentions of his or her fans; a misanthrope may be unable to tolerate human society; a survivalist may be practicing self-sufficiency; and a criminal might hide away from people to avoid detection by police. It can also be due to psychological reasons, such as: apathy, an autism spectrum disorder, a phobia, schizoid personality type, or due to avoidant personality disorder. A recluse can also be considered as a loner.
Some may become a recluse due to a physical deformity that makes their outward appearance unsettling to others.[citation needed] A person may also become a recluse for religious reasons, in which case he or she is usually referred to as a hermit or an anchorite (which see).
Reclusiveness does not necessarily connote geographical isolation. A recluse may live in a crowded city, but infrequently leave the security of his or her home.
In Japan, an estimated 1.2 million people suffer from psychological problems which cause reclusive behavior. The phenomenon of "Hikikomori" or "social withdrawal" has become a major problem, often blamed on Japan's education system and social pressure to succeed.[citation needed]
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - eneboer, eremit
adj. - ensom, i ensomhed
Nederlands (Dutch)
kluizenaar, afgezonderd
Français (French)
n. - reclus
adj. - reclus
Deutsch (German)
n. - Einsiedler
adj. - eingeschlossen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναχωρητής, ερημίτης
Italiano (Italian)
appartato, isolato, recluso, solitario
Português (Portuguese)
n. - recluso (m)
Русский (Russian)
затворник, отшельник
Español (Spanish)
n. - persona que vive en el encierro, retirado del mundo, monje, eremita
adj. - recluso, solitario
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
隐居者, 遁世者, 隐遁的, 寂寞的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 隱居者, 遁世者
adj. - 隱遁的, 寂寞的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 은둔자, 세상을 버린 사람
adj. - 은둔한, 외로운
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) منعزل عن العالم, الناسك
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נזיר, מתבודד
adj. - חי כנזיר, מתבודד
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