anomy

We have found lemma(root) word of anomy : anomie.

Definitions


[ˈanəmi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group
(e.g: the theory that high-rise architecture leads to anomie in the residents)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: from French, from Greek anomia, from anomos ‘lawless’




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