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Complete Definition of "anomie"

English

Alternative spellings
anomy

Etymology
From Greek, via French; Greek ανομια (anomi�) �lawlessness� from ανομο� (anomos) �lawless� from a- �without� + νομο� (nomos) �law� from Indo-European root nem-.

Noun
anomie

  1. Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

Derived terms
anomic pos_a

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