anomie

Meaning

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

Synonyms

anomy

anomia

amnesic aphasia

amnestic aphasia

anomic aphasia

Translations

anomie

anomia

Anomie

anomia

anomia

ümitsizlik

anomie

anomia

wetteloosheid

غير أخلاقي اجتماعيّاً

gayesizlik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæn.ə.mi/

Etymology

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).