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anomie

ano·mie

UK/ˈæn.ə.mi/ US/a.noʊ̯ˈmi/ uncommon

noun

1.

personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation

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2.

lack of moral standards in a society

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Origin

From 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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