self-quarantine
noun/ˌself ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
/ˌself ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
[uncountable]- a period of time when you keep yourself away from other people if you think you may have a disease in order to prevent the disease from spreading synonym self-isolation
- in/into self-quarantine The whole family is in self-quarantine for the next two weeks.
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