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anomie
1591, anomy, "disregard of law," from Gk. a- "without" + nomos "law" (see numismatics). The modern use, with Fr. spelling (from Durkheim's "Suicide," 1897), is first attested 1933 and means "absence of accepted social values."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: an·o·mie
Variant: also an·o·my /'an-&-mE/
Function: noun
: social instability resulting from abreakdown of standards and values; also : personal unrest, alienation, and anxiety that comes from a lack of purpose or ideals
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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