anomie
anomie · anomies
аномия
Anomie
Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and valuesAlienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
/ˈæn.ə.mi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
Anomie
аноми́яanomíja
More definitions
- lack of moral standards in a society
- personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
Translations
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alienation or social instability:
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By meaning 1
alienation or social instability:
Origin
From French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomía, “lawlessness”), from ἄνομος (ánomosFrom French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomía, “lawlessness”), from ἄνομος (ánomos, “lawless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”). Popularized by French sociologist Émile Durkheim (1858–1917).
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Forms
plural: anomiesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedanomic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable