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anomie

anomie

English

Alternative forms

Noun

anomie ‎(countable and uncountable, plural anomies)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Noun

anomie f

  1. anomie

Dutch

Noun

anomie f ‎(uncountable)

  1. anomie

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nɔ.mi/

Noun

anomie f ‎(plural anomies)

  1. anomie

See also

Etymology

From French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία ‎(anomía, “lawlessness”), from ἄνομος ‎(ánomos, “lawless”), from ἀ- ‎(a-, “not”) + νόμος ‎(nómos, “law”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈænəmiː/

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