anomie

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/ˈænəmiː/ English

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noun

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

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Synonyms

social alienation bespredel alternativism deteriorism social order ruinism entropology disenchantment westoxification normopathy social cohesion maldevelopment illegalism postmaterialism anarchotopia relationship anarchy

Associated

bonhomie deviance discontinuity merton alienation belle norms breakdown solidarity strain theory suicide

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