ANOMIE

anomie, anomy

(noun) lack of moral standards in a society

anomie, anomy

(noun) personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anomie (countable and uncountable, plural anomies)

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

Anagrams

• Anemoi

Source: Wiktionary



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19 June 2025

ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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