anomie
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomia, “lawlessness”), from ἄνομος (anomos, “lawless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + νόμος (nomos, “law”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈænəmiː/
[edit] Noun
anomie (uncountable)
- Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
[edit] Derived terms
- anomic a
[edit] Translations
alienation or social instability
[edit] Czech
[edit] Noun
anomie f.
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /a.nɔ.mi/
[edit] Noun
anomie f. (plural anomies)
