entropology
The study of human actions that lead to the disintegration and increasing disorder of…The study of human actions that lead to the disintegration and increasing disorder of highly evolved social systems.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The study of human actions that lead to the disintegration and increasing disorder of highly evolved social systems.
(broadly, uncountable)The tendency of social systems to disintegrate.
Origin
Coined in 1955 by Claude Lévi-Strauss as Blend of entropy + anthropologyCoined in 1955 by Claude Lévi-Strauss as Blend of entropy + anthropology
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable