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anomic

ano·mic

UK/əˈnɒm.ɪk/ US/əˈnəʊ.mɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

socially disoriented

  • “anomic loners musing over their fate”
  • “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
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Origin

From anomie + -ic.

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