ANOMIE
Dictionary entry overview: What does anomie mean? • ANOMIE (noun)
The noun ANOMIE has 2 senses:
1. personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
2. lack of moral standards in a society
Familiarity information: ANOMIE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANOMIE (noun)
Meaning:
Personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
anomie; anomy
Hypernyms ("anomie" is a kind of...):
isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)
Meaning:
Lack of moral standards in a society
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
anomie; anomy
Hypernyms ("anomie" is a kind of...):
immorality (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct)
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